History of the Mariemont Inn
Built with authenticity & attention to detail.
The three-story, half-timbered and brick Inn and block of shops are among the largest buildings constructed by the Mariemont Company and yet the only half of the architect’s design was completed. The two wings, one on Wooster Pike and the other on Madisonville Road, were to extend twice as far as they do today. Before the Inn opened for business on April 13, 1926, the Mariemont Company used the central core for its offices. An attractively landscaped sunken garden with bowling green was located on the present parking lot site. Then Inn’s garage and service station opened in May 1929 but was demolished in 1963 for the office building located there now.
Management of the Village was conducted by the Mariemont Company, wholly owned by Mrs. Emery, until 1931, when it dissolved and passed its control to Thomas J. Emery Memorial, a foundation formed by Mrs. Emery to carry on philanthropic works. The Village was incorporated under Ohio law in 1941. Mariemont was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1979, in recognition of its unique history in our nation’s cultural and natural heritage worthy of preservation.
Renovated to preserve yet modernize.
In 1995 and many years after, both the Cincinnati Magazine and the Ohio Magazine rated Mariemont among top neighborhoods. Major renovations on the Inn began in May of 2006 and was completed in the late fall of 2009. This extensive 2-year renovation lessened the room count from 60 rooms to 45 rooms. All new systems, furniture, and amenities were added, and the hotel was reborn as an upscale boutique hotel. Also, in 2007 the village was designated as a historical landmark by the National Trust.
