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Masonic Temple (Dayton Masonic Center) History

April 30, 2025 By Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

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I recently wrote about the former Oddfellows Hall downtown, but there's another fraternal organization in the area with a much larger membership, the Freemasons. And compared to Oddfellows temple that is unrecognizable from what it once was, Dayton's Masonic Temple (now … [Read more...] about Masonic Temple (Dayton Masonic Center) History

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: Architecture, Clubs and Societies, Freemasons, Grafton Hill, John W Stoddard, Masonic Temple, Preservation

The History of the Dayton Motor Car Building at 15 McDonough Street

February 19, 2023 By Andrew Walsh 3 Comments

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Update: the renovation was completed in 2020 and machine tool manufacturer Gosiger Industries moved into two of the six floors. The building's other tenant is coworking space Genuine Work which opened in 2021. According to its leasing website, three spaces are still … [Read more...] about The History of the Dayton Motor Car Building at 15 McDonough Street

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: 15 Bacon, 15 McDonough, Bicycles, Dayton Motor Car Building, Dayton Motor Car Company, Industrial Buildings, John Dodds, John W Stoddard, MD Larkin Building, National Biscuit Company, Old Dayton Maps, Oregon East, Sanborn Maps, Stoddard Manufacturing Company

The History of 1141 Brown Street

February 13, 2023 By Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

The nondescript but interesting building was originally part of Dayton's early transit network, the streetcar running between Dayton and Oakwood. The Oakwood Street Railway was incorporated on July 20 1870 by John H. Patterson, John W. Stoddard and others to join the two … [Read more...] about The History of 1141 Brown Street

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: Auto Industry, Brown Street, John H Patterson, John W Stoddard, Oakwood, Streetcar, Transportation, University of Dayton

John Williams Stoddard, Business Pioneer of Dayton

July 30, 2019 By Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

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In our last article, we looked at the history of 15 Bainbridge Street aka the Dayton Motor Car Building. The founder of that automobile firm was John W. Stoddard, who made his first mark by building up a major farm implement company. This article will take a closer look … [Read more...] about John Williams Stoddard, Business Pioneer of Dayton

Filed Under: Historical Dayton Tagged With: Auto Industry, Farm Implements, John Dodds, John W Stoddard, Masonic Temple, Stoddard & Grimes

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