The City of Middletown has begun the process of updating its Middletown Historic Preservation Plan (MHPP). Adopted in 1980 as “a framework under which any variety of needs and interests involving historic preservation can fit into some course of action,” this plan “provides guidance and direction to the interest of…
PRISM’s president, Gabe Schoenlein, hands off their $5k donation to SORG vice president, Andy Seibert. On Tuesday, April 11, 2023, the South Main Street Historic Neighborhood Association (PRISM) donated $5,000 to the Sorg Opera Revitalization Group (SORG). Since their stewardship began in 2012, the South Main neighborhood has been very…
South Main Historic Neighborhood Association, Inc. Bylaws Article 1 – Name and Mission Statement The name of this Corporation shall be “South Main Historic Neighborhood Association, Inc.” The Corporation is also authorized to do business as PRISM: Preservation, Restoration and Improvement of South Main. The mission of the Corporation, within…
It’s here everyone! The 2018 Candle Light Tour Brochure. 2018 Candle Light Tour Booklet Downtown Middletown Businesses Candlelight Tour of Homes
For a couple years now I’ve tried to figure out why there is a Prairie House in the Style of Frank Lloyd Wright on South Main among a neighborhood of Victorians. The house gives off clues to it’s origins but nothing has ever been concretely verified. Was it designed by…
In 1977 PRISM submitted the South Main Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places. Thanks to Roger Daniels for contributing these!. PRISM National Register Application Part 1 PRISM National Register Application Part 2
Daniel McCallay Journal 1867 Daniel McCallay and his brother-in-law, Capt. Robert Wilson, were in the tobacco business together. In 1877 McCallay bought an interest in the business, which became The Wilson & McCallay Tobacco Company. He was born in 1839 and owned the house at 228 South Main Street. This…
The South Main Historic District is one of Middletown, Ohio’s oldest Historic Districts. Contained within it’s boundaries are eighty-one structures that have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Although this district contains a variety of architectural styles, building materials, setbacks, landscaping and land uses, there is still…
