Dayton's Old Post Office is a beautiful building that still stands downtown, although it hasn't served as a post office since the urban renewal era. We can thank a dedicated preservation effort in the 1970s for why it is still here instead of having been turned into … [Read more...] about The History of Dayton’s Old Post Office Buildings
Architecture
The Longworth Steam Plant: Dayton’s Lost Medieval Castle
Our recent article on the soon to be demolished Ice House Building near Chaminade-Julienne High School reflected on the area's past identify as a thriving industrial hub. Perhaps the most important building in the area, and certainly the most noticeable, was the Longworth … [Read more...] about The Longworth Steam Plant: Dayton’s Lost Medieval Castle
History of the Oscar Gottschall House
The beautiful building at 20 Livingston Ave, just off of Huffman Ave, is known as the Oscar M. Gottschall house. It was built c. 1870 for Gottschall, a prominent Dayton attorney, and his wife Octavia Soule who were married in 1869. It's an unusual building which … [Read more...] about History of the Oscar Gottschall House
History of a Dayton Church Tucked Away
Last year we reported on a development by the University of Dayton and Premier Health that planned to demolish the historic South Park Methodist Church at Brown and Stonemill. But after some back and forth between developers and advocates for saving the church, the plan was … [Read more...] about History of a Dayton Church Tucked Away
Dayton View Library Branch Building to Be Saved
Dayton's ambitious library expansion initiative, aided by a $187 million bond measure passed in 2012, has upgraded existing library facilities and built impressive new ones. But one secondary effect is that other longstanding neighborhood branches, some with long … [Read more...] about Dayton View Library Branch Building to Be Saved
Two Saved Historic Facades Downtown
In Dayton, as in most other American cities, many once great buildings were reduced to rubble, while in other cases endangered landmarks have been successfully preserved. But there’s also a sort of middle ground between demolition and restoration: cases in which the facade … [Read more...] about Two Saved Historic Facades Downtown