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History of 1731 Philadelphia, “Home Beautiful” in Upper Dayton View

June 13, 2025 By Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

1731 Philadelphia Drive College Hill Dayton View

While doing Dayton history research I often stumble upon interesting references and images that lead me to take on completely new topics. In this case I was researching the Gibbons Building in the Dayton Arcade and an article happened to reference a banker who worked there. … [Read more...] about History of 1731 Philadelphia, “Home Beautiful” in Upper Dayton View

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: College Hill, Dayton View, Historic House Histories, Northwest Dayton, Suburbs

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