About Us

Cincinnati-based Potterhill Homes, is a family-owned company founded in 2001 to provide affordable single-family homes with traditional architecture for cities and suburbs. Started by Cincinnati real estate pioneer Dan Rolfes, Potterhill Homes has been a labor of love from the beginning. Potterhill Homes President, Carolyn Rolfes lives in a Potterhill Home.

Potterhill Homes works with leading architects to design home plans that will fit nicely into existing communities. Homes are designed with the owner in mind. We also develop full communities, taking in mind the existing area's look, feel and personality.

Potterhill Homes provides an affordable option as cities across the country search for unique ways to create affordable housing and increase home ownership levels. Finance options abound, even for first-time homeowners.

Event Timeline

• 2002 – Potterhill Homes premieres with the opening of Mills of Carthage, a breakthrough community built on a reclaimed brown field. The community gets nationwide attention as an excellent example of urban development. Over 4,000 people from across the country toured the community.
• 2003 – Second phase of Mills of Carthage is opened
• 2004 – Opens Walnut Creek in Lebanon.
• 2004 – Builds two homes in partnership with HURC (Homestead Urban Redevelopment Corporation) in the infill neighborhood of Evanston
• 2005 – Opens DeWitt Landing in historic village of Greenhills.
• 2005 – Participates in the Cincinnati Homebuilder's Association CitiRama home show in Bond Hill.
• 2006 – Potterhill Homes builds its 150th house
• 2007 – Opens Mills of Miami, the largest full-development project to date. When complete, Mills of Miami will have 200 home sites with a club house, community pool, picnic pavilion and a path connecting to Miami Meadows Park.
• 2007 – Participated in CitiRama in Brodbeck Park, winning Best House for the Hemingway
• 2008 – Introduced the Meridian Mark Management Green Seal
• 2008 – Potterhill Homes becomes the first builder in Southern Ohio to complete an NAHB Green certified home.
• 2009 – Potterhill Homes merges with Charleston Signature Homes to offer customers a wider choice of locations and floor plans.