Developed from the 1850s to the 1920s, concurrent with a period of
tremendous growth in the greater community, the South Fountain
Historic District encompasses an area of approximately fifteen
square blocks immediately south of downtown Springfield,
Ohio.
Prominent Americans like Oliver S. Kelly, William Whitely, and
Francis Bookwalter are counted among the district’s founding
residents. With the continued success of Whitely’s Champion Reaper
and other district owned businesses, South Fountain came to be
recognized as a premier residential area for Springfield’s
affluent class.
Today, we
embrace the opportunity to preserve and enhance these beautiful
homes, not only as marvels of architecture, but as a tangible link
between Springfield’s past and future.
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