Dayton Historic District (Dayton, Virginia)

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Coordinates: 38°24′58″N 78°56′27″W / 38.41611°N 78.94083°W / 38.41611; -78.94083
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Dayton Historic District
Main Street, Dayton VA, September 2013
Dayton Historic District (Dayton, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Dayton Historic District (Dayton, Virginia)
Dayton Historic District (Dayton, Virginia) is located in the United States
Dayton Historic District (Dayton, Virginia)
LocationRoughly bounded by Main, Mason, Walnut, Summit, and Bowman Sts., Dayton, Virginia
Coordinates38°24′58″N 78°56′27″W / 38.41611°N 78.94083°W / 38.41611; -78.94083
Area86 acres (35 ha)
Built1880 (1880)
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.84003590[1]
VLR No.206-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 16, 1984
Designated VLRJune 19, 1984[2]

Dayton Historic District is a national historic district located at Dayton, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA. The district encompasses 154 contributing buildings and one contributing site in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of the town of Dayton. It includes a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings most of which date from the late-19th century and early-20th century. Notable buildings include the Alberta Coffman House, Layman House, the Samuel Shrum House, the Thomas House, W.J. Franklin House, Bank of Dayton (1911), the Ruebush-Kieffer Printing Company, Dayton Drug Company, Howe Memorial Hall, the Administration Building (1910), the Kieffer Alumni Gymnasium (1930), Carpenter Store (1888), Specialty Harness Company, Ruebush-Kieffer Company, and the Methodist, Presbyterian, and United Brethren churches.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (June 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dayton Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and accompanying photo and accompanying map


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