▁school ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁east ▁corner ▁of ▁Brown ▁Street ▁at ▁North ▁ 6 th ▁Street . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁has ▁been ▁removed ▁and ▁a ▁park ▁created ▁at ▁its ▁original ▁location . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁area ▁began ▁to ▁grow ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ▁as ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁La f ay ette ▁expanded ▁north ▁and ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁W ab ash ▁River . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁W ab ash ▁Canal ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁that ▁lead ▁to ▁rapid ▁growth . ▁The ▁Canal ▁followed ▁the ▁route ▁of ▁Canal ▁Road ▁and ▁the ▁current ▁tracks ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁neighborhood . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁began ▁to ▁develop ▁mill s , ▁w are h ouses ▁and ▁wh ar ves ▁serving ▁the ▁canal . ▁ ▁The ▁Re ver end ▁Samuel ▁Johnson ▁built ▁a ▁house ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁east ▁corner ▁of ▁Fer ry ▁and ▁Six th ▁Stre ets , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁structure ▁in ▁the ▁district . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁Richard ▁De H art ▁House ▁was ▁constructed ▁at ▁ 6 0 2 ▁N . ▁Fif th ▁Street ▁( n ortheast ▁corner ▁of ▁C inc inn ati ▁and ▁Fif th ▁Stre ets ). ▁ ▁The ▁canal ▁growth ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁close ▁with ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁rail ro ads ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁ ▁Five ▁houses ▁represent ▁the ▁canal ▁era , ▁located ▁ 7 1 6 ▁and ▁ 7 2