Oakwood in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Long-Romspert Homestead
Circa 1863 1917
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 27, 2024
1. Long-Romspert Homestead Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.
Location. 39° 42.846′ N, 84° 10.336′ W. Marker is in Oakwood, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Far Hills Avenue (Ohio Route 48) and Wiltshire Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Far Hills Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1947 Far Hills Ave, Dayton OH 45419, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro and in the 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Town of Oakwood (approx. 0.6 miles away); First Public Library Building (approx. 0.7 miles away); Col. Robert Patterson (approx. one mile away); Victory Oak Knoll Hill Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Kramer's Wine & Pleasure Gardens (approx. 1.1 miles away); Adam Schantz, Sr. House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Schantz Park Historic District (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Patterson Homestead (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakwood.
Regarding Long-Romspert Homestead. Excerpts from the National Register
this page online
Three generations of the Long-Romspert family who lived in the house exemplified the different phases of Oakwood's development from a predominantly rural farming area to a fashionable Dayton residential suburb.
Henry Long's Italianate farmhouse represents the early agricultural period. He bought this apparently underdeveloped quarter section in 1857 for $280.00. Henry Long was typical of the early settlers who cleared and farmed their land. The area was primarily rural consisting of orchards and cornfields. The Longs settled in a log structure on what is now Park Road. The brick T-plan farmhouse was built in 1866 on Lebanon Pike (now Far Hill s Avenue).
Long's daughter Laura married Alexander Romspert. They had two children, Harry and Maude. Harry Romspert, a successful lawyer and music publisher married Ethel Gilbert of a noted Germantown family in 1910. They moved in with his mother, not a very happy home situation. To restore domestic tranquility, the alteration was started in 1917. It divided the house into two distinct living units.
Also see . . . Long-Romspert House (PDF). National Register nomination for the property, which was listed in 1987. (Prepared by Loren Gannon, Jr., Landmarks Renaissance Corp.; via National Archives) (Submitted on June 21, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 27, 2024
2. Long-Romspert Homestead Marker
It is now home of the Oakwood Historical Society.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 287 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 21, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
