Settlement Exhibits

Come see the oldest building still standing in Dayton - Newcom Tavern. Built in 1796 as the home of Col. George Newcom and his family, it was the center of community life for the fledging settlement. Besides a residence, the tavern also functioned as Dayton's first court house, school and church. The tavern originally stood beside the river in downtown Dayton and was moved to the Park in 1965.

Constructed around 1815, the William Morris House is a small stone cottage originally built near Centerville, Ohio, just south of Dayton. Area quarries made sturdy stone a practical alternative to logs, so many settlers chose to build their homes from the local limestone.

 




Built in 1896 near Springfield, Ohio, Locust Grove School No. 12 is a one-room schoolhouse, which served grades 1 through 8 for over 30 years. It is typical of the many Ohio one-room schools that once flourished and that can still be seen along rural roads in the area. A. B. Graham, the founder of the 4-H Club movement, once taught in this school.

Visit our Education Programs to see more about the Locust Grove Schoolhouse and the education programs offered there.