Patterson Homestead — Attraction in Dayton

Coming up a Victorian tea 29 October. This museum is the remains of the Patterson's homestead. Mr Patterson was the founder of National Cash Register (NCR). The cash register was major in ensuring that cash was accurately accounted for. NCR was also major in the development of the modern computer. Their top salesman was the founder of IBM. Although their sales techniques were perhaps overly aggressive by today's standards and did result in legal challenges. Nonetheless, Mr. Patterson cleared his name and kept NCR in large measure by assisting Dayton OH residents after the great flood. After this good deed all legal charges were dropped. Many more exciting details will...

The folks at Dayton Historical Society, and Patterson Homestead, saved us! When our wedding site across town fell through, these saviors cut us a deal, arranged it all with our existing vendors, and did all the work to rent a tent and decor. Which was fortunate, because we had to leave town for pre-scheduled vacation. On the day of the event, they were on-site to lend a hand and make sure things just worked. It rained, but they had the solution. We needed more electricity - no problem.

I would recommend this site for any event you want to be beautiful, memorable,...

A lot of great history here, we went for a tour, supposed to be an hour tour, but it was 25 minutes. I'm not quite sure why they have that it's wheelchair accessible. There are no ramps, and a lot of steps, with a railing only on one side of the stairwell. The garden outside is terribly overgrown. Suggestion to Dayton History: remove the wheelchair accessibility from your google maps listing. Also, there are a lot of garden groups in the area that would love to help with...