Dayton Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Dayton Historic District

Dayton, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Listed
March 26, 2003
Type
District
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
03000142

About this property

Dayton Historic District is a national historic district located at Dayton, Indiana. The district encompasses 82 contributing buildings and one contributing site in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Dayton. It developed between about 1830 and 1952 and includes representative examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the Lantz Building (1941), Reincke-Hawkins House (c. 1860), Castle Block (1894), Baker-Yost House (c.

Location

Dayton, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
40.37685, -86.76769

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 03000142. It was listed on March 26, 2003.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

St. Mary Historic District
Listed
6.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Destruction of the Wea Villages (1791)
1791Early Republic
4.4 mi
Capture of Fort Ouiatenon (1763)
1763Colonial
11 mi
Battle of Tippecanoe
1811Early Republic
11.4 mi

Questions about this property

When was Dayton Historic District listed on the National Register?

Dayton Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 26, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Dayton Historic District?

Dayton Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Dayton Historic District?

The period of significance for Dayton Historic District is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1830.

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