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]
Dayton Historic District | |
 Main Street, Dayton VA, September 2013 | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Main, Mason, Walnut, Summit, and Bowman Sts., Dayton, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°24′58″N 78°56′27″W / 38.41611°N 78.94083°W |
| Area | 86 acres (35 ha) |
| Built | 1880 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003590[1] |
| VLR No. | 206-0002 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 16, 1984 |
| Designated VLR | June 19, 1984[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (June 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dayton Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013. and accompanying photo and accompanying map Archived October 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine