I've written about the oldest house still standing in Dayton, but what about the first house that was ever built in the city? I recently came across an illustration of it, which led me to its history: History of How Dayton Was Founded The story brings us to the … [Read more...] about The First House Built in Dayton and Early Settlement History
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Early Buildings: What’s the Oldest House in Dayton? (Newcom Tavern and More)
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)