Ottawa Hills
 

Background: Ottawa Hills is a small residential village nestled in the heart of West Toledo. The village has about 1,760 households, or 4,500 residents.  Ottawa Hills is located just a few miles from the downtown Toledo business district and approximately 20 miles from Toledo Express airport.  It is centrally located with easy access to I-475 and boasts some of the most luxurious and stately homes in Northwest Ohio.

Schools: Proficiency test scores consistently place Ottawa Hills as one of the very best school systems in the state of Ohio. Ottawa Hills Local Schools has one elementary school, one junior high school, and one high school.  For a 2003-2004 Ottawa Hills Local School District Report Card from the Ohio Department of Education, click here.

Private Schools:  The Greater Toledo area is served by more than a dozen private schools.  For a complete list of these schools and links to each institution, click here to visit the Greater Toledo community page.

Recreation Facilities:  The village of Ottawa Hills provides a Community Coordinator's office  that provides recreational activities for both adults and children.  Some of the activities offered include:

• Tennis
• Basketball
• Yoga works
• Computer classes
• Art classes
• Other special interest classes

Did You Know?
 

The Village of Ottawa Hills got its start in 1915.   John North Willys, president of the Overland Company, acquired approximately 1,200 acres beginning at the intersection of Bancroft Street and Indian Road and extending along the Ottawa River to Central Avenue.

Mr. Willys turned to the E.H. Close Realty Company for actual development of Ottawa Hills. The Close Realty Company had developed over 1,000 acres of land in Toledo and the surrounding area. Planners, engineers, and architects with national reputations were involved in layout and design of the Village and creation of various restrictive covenants to assure proper quality development and construction of homes.

Several annexations have substantially changed the shape of the Village from the original 1,200 acres. However, much of the early development of the Village is very consistent with the original plans dating back to 1915. The portion of the Village adjacent to Secor Road and south of Bancroft Street, plat 1, is very similar in layout and design to the original plans. Many of the oldest homes in the Village are located in plat 1. E. H. Close lived in this plat in one of the first homes built in the Village.