University Park in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Patterson Homestead
Col. Robert Patterson, Revolutionary War soldier and founder of Lexington, Ky., settled here in 1804 and built this farmhouse in 1816. At his death in 1827, Rubicon Farm, with its sawmill, grist mill, stone mill (for wool carding) and sugar camp, covered 2,038 acres. Rubicon was home to three generations of Pattersons, including grandsons, John H. and Frank, who in 1888 erected the first building of their National cash Register Co. on family land just north of here.
Erected 1978 by Montgomery County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 39° 44.066′ N, 84° 10.924′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in University Park. It can be reached from Brown Street. Marker is in the parking lot behind the farmhouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1815 Brown St, Dayton OH 45409, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Miami Valley. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Patterson Homestead 1804 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Schantz Park Historic District (approx. Ό mile away); Adam Schantz, Sr. House (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Members of the Society of Mary in North America in 1849 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Erma Bombeck (approx. 0.4 miles away); Col. Robert Patterson (approx. half a mile away); St. Marys Hall (approx. half a mile away); The 93rd Regiment (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.
Also see . . . Patterson Homestead. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 25, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Additional keywords. National Cash Register Company
Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 559 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 21, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 2. submitted on November 25, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on June 21, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.



