Biltmore Hotel
About this property
The Dayton Biltmore Hotel is a historic former hotel built in 1929 and located at the junction of First and Main Streets in downtown Dayton, Ohio, United States. It was converted to senior citizen housing in 1981 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. In 2020, it was acquired by Related Companies, which purchased the property from Aimco. Opened on November 16, 1929, the Dayton Biltmore Hotel was designed in the Beaux-Arts style popular at the time. It features an applied masonry façade system, exhibiting both brick and terra cotta, resulting in a dark brown and white exterior. The architect, Frederick Hughes (of the architecture firm F.J. Hughes and Company), is also known for the nearby Commodore Apartments and the Centre City Building, which were designed in a similar style. One of the tallest buildings in Dayton, the Biltmore was considered one of the finest hotels in America, playing host to some of the nation's most powerful and celebrated men in the 20th century, such as John F. Kennedy and Elvis Presley. The Dayton Biltmore was originally operated by Bowman-Biltmore Hotels. It was purchased by Hilton Hotels in 1946. The Dayton Biltmore became a Sheraton in March 1965 and was renamed the Sheraton-Dayton Hotel. It left Sheraton in 1974 and became the Biltmore Towers Hotel. In 1981, the Kuhlmann Design Group redeveloped the property into elderly housing, known as Biltmore Towers. On February 3, 1982, the Dayton Biltmore was added to the National Register of Historic Places, qualifying because of its historically significant architecture. The building houses 230 apartments ranging in size from 500 sqft 1-bedrooms to 713 sqft 2-bedrooms. It caters to residents 55 years and older and is a Section 8 property, with rents subsidized by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. In 2022, it was renovated, at a cost of $20 million. The building is situated alongside the Great Miami River, steps away from Riverscape Metropark, Victoria Theater, Cooper Park, and Courthouse Square. In addition to the apartments, the property also contains seven retail spaces, totaling 37,885 square feet (3,519.6 m2). The current business tenants are the Chinese restaurant Liu Garden, a Jimmy John's restaurant, Liberty Tax Services, and St. Mary's, resident services on the 4th floor. Previous tenants include Wendy's, Rock Star Sub Sandwiches, Ernie Loeb's restaurant, and a physician's office. National Register of Historic Places listings in Dayton, Ohio Media related to Biltmore Hotel (Dayton, Ohio) at Wikimedia Commons
Location
Categories
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.
Everything a full report reveals about Biltmore Hotel
This page lists Biltmore Hotel. A full Aubrey report for an address near it pulls together this listing alongside battlefield records, land patents, and every other historical record within a chosen radius:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Questions about this property
When was Biltmore Hotel listed on the National Register?
Biltmore Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 3, 1982.
What type of historic resource is Biltmore Hotel?
Biltmore Hotel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Biltmore Hotel?
The period of significance for Biltmore Hotel is recorded as the industrial era.
Can I research the history near Biltmore Hotel?
Yes. Aubrey Research reports search National Register listings, battlefield records, land patents, and other primary historical sources within any radius of a US address. A report for an address near Biltmore Hotel will include this listing and all other historical records in the area.
More in Montgomery County
Historic places, battles, and census history across Montgomery County.
Explore MontgomeryCounty ›Research the history near this site
An Aubrey US report for an address near Biltmore Hotel will include this listing alongside battlefield records and other historical sources within your chosen radius.