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Four New Exhibits to Discover at Carillon Park!

On Sunday, July 12 at 9 am, four buildings from the Kettering-Moraine Museum moved to their permanent location at Carillon Historical Park. The move was completed flawlessly and we appreciate the efforts of DP&L, Time Warner Cable, AT&T, Cincinnati Bell, Dayton, Kettering and Moraine Police Departments, Capitol Electric Line Builders and Edwards Rigging and Moving. As you can imagine this project took a lot of coordination and cooperation between all these entities.

This long-anticipated move included the original Deeds Barn, Miller House, Hetzel House and Newcom-Greer house.  Deeds Barn is now resting on its permanent location and the construction of the Heritage Center of Dayton Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship continues around Deeds Barn as it will become an interior artifact. The other three buildings are at their final sites and foundation work is continuing.
 
Make sure you stop by often to see the construction progress as there will be something new to see each time you visit!

• History of Deeds Barn - From inventions, to nicknames, to the creation of DELCO 100 years ago, Deeds Barn swells with historical significance.  Within its walls Charles Kettering, Colonel Edward Deeds and other members of the Barn Gang created the automobile self-starter engine and the ignition system.
  
  Future of Deeds Barn - Deeds Barn will be moved into an expansion of the Kettering Family Education Center where it will then be filled with multi-media displays. This expansion will be built around the Deeds Barn making it permanently changed from an exterior building to an interior artifact.  Once opened, the public will be able to view the upstairs workshop for the first time.
  
   
• History of Miller House - Built in 1806, the Miller House is the last remaining structure from the Watervliet Shaker community.  The Miller House is a two-story frame building that will contain a collection of Shaker artifacts.  
  
  Future of Miller House - The Miller House will be moved to the early settlement zone of the park and will allow Dayton History to interpret this fascinating utopian society.
  
   
• History of Newcom-Greer House - “The Newcom-Greer house is one of the finest Greek revival homes in the Miami Valley” stated Brady Kress, President & CEO of Dayton History.  It is an early residence from East Dayton.
  
  Future of Newcom-Greer House - The Newcom Greer House will be moved next the William Morris House.  Here it will serve the purpose of comparing and contrasting an urban dwelling and a rural dwelling of the 19th century. “It gives us an opportunity to talk about early domestic life in urban Dayton,” stated Kress.
  
   
• History of the Hetzel House - The Hetzel House is a 19th century building.  Its original location was on Stroop Road where it was used as a summer kitchen.  
  
  Future of the Hetzel House - The Hetzel House will become an out building for the Morris House where baking and weaving will take place.  This position will enhance the domestic programming of the park including Carillon’s popular Tavern Dinner series.