Steele's Hill-Grafton Hill Historic District (Additional Documentation)

Grafton Hill, also known as Steele's Hill or Belmonte Park, is a residential district of about 70 acres in Dayton, Ohio. It contains roughly 120 houses, many with rear carriage houses, shaded by mature maple trees. Most were built from the 1880s to the early twentieth century in Queen Anne, Tudor Revival, Neo-classic and Craftsman styles, and the nomination ranks several among the finest in the city. The district also includes Longfellow School (1882), Northminster Presbyterian Church (1902), the terra cotta Miller Building and Delux Apartments (1926), early 1920s apartment blocks, the Dayton Art Institute (1930) and the Masonic Temple (1929). Historically, the area records Dayton's first successful growth north of the Miami River, platted from the 1840s and developed by John Stoddard's Belmonte Park in 1875. Its early residents were manufacturers, merchants, attorneys and other business leaders. The district was listed for its architectural quality, its integrity and its place in the city's suburban development.