The City's founders gathered in the back room of what is now the Deer Park Tavern (formerly the Deer Park Inn) on Blue Ash Road. Built in 1886 as Dwires Saloon, it was just the second building in what would eventually become Deer Park, said former owner, Hermann Tegenkamp. ''They used to say if you could hit a ball from the field across the street into the front door, you'd get a free drink,'' he said.