Dayton Historic District (Dayton, Virginia)

Dayton Historic District
Main Street, Dayton VA, September 2013
Location Roughly bounded by Main, Mason, Walnut, Summit, and Bowman Sts., Dayton, Virginia
Coordinates 38°24′58″N 78°56′27″W / 38.41611°N 78.94083°WCoordinates: 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
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 84003590[1]
VLR # 206-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 16, 1984
Designated VLR June 19, 1984[2]

Dayton Historic District is a national historic district located at Dayton, Rockingham County, Virginia. The district encompasses 154 contributing buildings and 1 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 Bouse, 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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (June 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dayton Historic District". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map