{"nrhp_refnum":"88000857","name":"South Park Historic District (Boundary Increase)","other_names":["South Park","See Also:South Park Historic District"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughy bounded by Wayne, Wyoming, Nathan, Oak, Alberta and Blaine","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dayton","county":"Montgomery County","state":"OH","lat":39.74939527650005,"lon":-84.17872960286982,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-06-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A boundary increase to the South Park Historic District in Dayton, Ohio, covering about 31 acres of mostly residential blocks plus two commercial blocks along Wayne Avenue. It is a late nineteenth and early twentieth century streetcar neighborhood of worker housing.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the area is a local example of community planning and development, shaped by John H. Patterson's effort to rebuild the neighborhood around his National Cash Register factory for his employees. It is also architecturally significant for its cohesive groups of vernacular, Folk Victorian worker housing. The addition makes the district better reflect the area historically considered South Park.","narrative":"This boundary increase extends the South Park neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio, across about 31 acres of narrow lots and shallow setbacks. It takes in eight residential blocks and two commercial blocks along Wayne Avenue. The streets are lined with repeated house types: two-story gable-front houses, one-and-a-half-story L or T cottages, and narrow shotgun houses, along with brick duplexes and apartment buildings. Decorative detail drawn from Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne and Eastlake styles gives these vernacular forms a Folk Victorian character. Small shops, often with the shopkeeper's family living upstairs or behind, stood at key corners. The area is tied to John H. Patterson, head of the National Cash Register Company, who rebuilt the neighborhood around his factory between 1885 and 1920, with cleanup, gardening programs and improved streets. Most of his designed landscapes have vanished, but the neighborhood itself remains. Later infill and garages are the main noncontributing elements.","period_of_significance":"1885-1920","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Late Victorian; Folk Victorian; Gable-Front Ell; Shotgun","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Mostly still in residential use, with commercial activity confined largely to Wayne Avenue; many street-level storefronts altered, and some restoration and rehabilitation under way on Park Street.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.110737-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/88000857.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"84003794","name":"South Park Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/south-park-historic-district-84003794/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990500","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/montgomery-county/south-park-historic-district-boundary-increase-88000857/"}