Wright Dunbar—5 Potential LiteHouse Home Sites
110 South Williams Street: Future Litehouse model home site
112 South Williams Street
120 South Williams Street
18 Hawthorn Street
24 Hawthorn Street
City Facts
Best known as the home of Paul Laurence Dunbar and Orville and Wilbur Wright, the Wright-Dunbar Historic District was developed as a Dayton streetcar suburb in the half century following the civil war. The area was annexed to Dayton in 1869.
In the years following World War I, the area emerged as the cultural and commercial center of Dayton's African American community. Black-owned businesses such as the Palace Theatre along with variety of shops, restaurants and doctors' offices, built a strong African American community which remains an important part of Dayton's heritage today.
Although a large portion of the area was lost in the 1950s and 1960s to interstate construction, urban renewal, and civil unrest, the remaining structures in Wright-Dunbar are experiencing an unprecedented period of revitalization since Citirama in 1997. Innovative housing strategies have been combined with a national historic park of aviation heritage and a network of Black cultural landmarks to create a viable urban neighborhood and a resource for Dayton history.
Buyer's Incentives
Nine-Year Property Tax Exemption
Income-Eligible Buyer Assistance
Contact CountyCorp at 937-225-6328 or www.countycorp.com
Grants For Grads
Available to recent college graduates
For information and eligibility requirements visit www.ohiohome.org/homebuyer/grantsforgrads.aspx
