One of the most active historic communities in the Dayton Ohio area is Historic South Park.  Frequent activities, open houses, and community parties are part of life in South Park, Dayton Ohio.

The South Park wiki-page describes the architecture in the district as:

The architecture of South Park includes examples of Second Empire, High Victorian Italianate, Queen Anne, Federal and Romanesque Revival in one- and two-story structures of brick and frame. South Park still preserves a sense of close-knit neighborhood whose residents cooperate to maintain the many neighborhood parks which give the district its special flavor.