The five-membed ring of the title compound, C(11)H(13)NO, that is fused with the aromatic ring is approximately planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.037 Å) despite the presence of the sp(3)-hybrid-ized ethyl-ene linkage. The hy-droxy group of the N-bound hy-droxy-ethyl chain serves as hydrogen-bond donor to the azomethine N atom of an adjacent mol-ecule, generating a hydrogen-bonded C(2)-symmetric dimer.