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Early Buildings: What’s the Oldest House in Dayton? (Newcom Tavern and More)

October 1, 2026 By Andrew Walsh 15 Comments

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What’s the oldest house in Dayton? As with many questions like this, the answer is “it depends.” It turns that out we need to add some qualifications to our question in order to arrive at an answer. The first thing we need to ask is whether the house needs to remain at its … [Read more...] about Early Buildings: What’s the Oldest House in Dayton? (Newcom Tavern and More)

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: Asahel Wright House, Daniel Miller House, Dayton Daily News, Historic House Histories, James Brooks House, Lewis Kemp House, Newcom Tavern, Thomas Clegg House

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