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What would you do with Moraine Farm?
Story in today’s DDN about NCR putting Moraine Farm up for sale, asking $8 million.
This has been floating around for some time. Now that it’s out, here is the question:
What do you think are some possible uses for the place?
Please don’t leave the usual NCR-bashing or Dayton-is-dying nonsense; I won’t bother to share it. I’m looking for actual, no-kidding suggestions for how this fabulous, amazing structure and property could be reused by somebody to enhance our community.
So … thoughts?
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By jake
August 18, 2009 12:13 PM | Link to this
make it a working farm and convert the house into a restaurant. Then have everything on the menu grown and/or raised on the farm.By guitarzan
August 18, 2009 12:02 PM | Link to this
i am not certain how much land is attached to the historic buildings, but it sounds like a great place for a showcase Disc Golf course. this is the fastest growing sport in the world, and Dayton has already done a great job installing decent courses that attract people from across the country. a free course with a “bed and breakfast” type facility to create revenue would be a great vacation draw. previous ideas of outdoor music venue and gardens also sound good and could work in combination with the course.By dog lover
August 18, 2009 10:38 AM | Link to this
they should take the land and make it a dog park. ideal location and plenty of room for dogs to run and play!!!!By Cynthia
August 15, 2009 11:43 PM | Link to this
It could make a unique and special bed and breakfast, with options for local groups to rent the entire place or the dining rooms for special events. We could then preserve the history, but bring it alive for many more people to enjoy, starting with local residents, but also drawing in travelers as well. I went to college in Richmond, VA, where a wonderful period home with a history, standing on a large piece of beautiful land, became a landmark park, where area residents enjoyed gardens, optional (ticketed/small fee) house tours, outdoor concerts, roaming artists. That park was just an elegant and amazing place to spend a day on weekends. I’m thinking of Randy Newman’s song, “1903”, where “it’s a real nice way to spend the day in Dayton, Ohio, on a lazy Sunday afternoon in 1903.”By KC
August 12, 2009 9:50 PM | Link to this
A combo executive lodging facility and meeting hall like NCR previously ran it. It’s a fabulous facility. And the furnishings and historical stuff come with it. Col. Deeds was not an NCR principal (try GM). Maybe Kettering Health Network would buy it and preserve it and use it. It fits in with their landscapeBy former ncr employee
August 12, 2009 4:42 PM | Link to this
tear it down. NCR doesn’t care about the community so why should we care about a part of their history?