[2] Although sometimes considered part of Dayton View, Grafton Hill has its own separate and important existence and history.

It was developed at a time when Dayton's population was moving from the center of the city outward, north of the Miami River.

Grafton Hill was enlarged and enriched in 1875 when John Stoddard, a wealthy and prominent farm implement manufacturer, developed the exclusive Belmonte Park residential area.

The fashionable nature of Grafton Hill remains intact and continues to be celebrated.

This article about a property in Montgomery County, Ohio on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.