City Facts
Originally known to locals as "Slider Town," the Fairgrounds neighborhood existed as a slum in the mid 1800s. It was not until John Patterson, President of the National Cash Register Company, came to the realization that the neighborhood surrounding his company was negatively impacting business that things started to change. NCR hired Frederick Olmstead, the individual who designed Central Park in New York City, to landscape the neighborhood.
The Fairgrounds Neighborhood had a pivotal year in 1975. NCR reduced its workforce dramatically and closed the manufacturing plant on Stewart St. During this time frame, the businesses on the fringe of the Fairgrounds Neighborhood were affected by the economic downturn created by NCR's factories closing.
A Rubicon Park Master Plan Committee was formed in 1996 to define improvement strategies for the Rubicon Park District. The Rubicon Master Plan deemed the Fairgrounds Neighborhood the top priority for neighborhood redevelopment. In the same timeframe, Miami Valley Hospital initiated plans to expand its facility and along with the expansion committed $1 million for redevelopment efforts in the Fairgrounds Neighborhood. This commitment of funding provided the impetus for the formation of a large-scale redevelopment effort in the Fairgrounds Neighborhood.
Miami Valley Hospital Employees
If you are a Miami Valley Hospital employee you are eligible to recieve up to a $7,500 employee benefit when you purchase an energy-efficient Litehouse home in the Fairgrounds Neighborhood.
For information about the Employee Homestead Assistance Program, contact Julie Liss-Katz at 937-208-2043 or jelisskatz@mvh.org.
Buyer's Incentives
Miami Valley Hospital (MVH) Employee Homestead Assistance Program
$7,500 available to qualified MVH employees
Income-Eligible Buyer Assistance
Contact CityWide Development Corporation at 937-853-2557 or www.citywidedev.com
Grants For Grads
Available to recent college graduates
For information and eligibility requirements visit www.ohiohome.org/homebuyer/grantsforgrads.asp
