PRESERVATION DAYTON, INC

Dayton's Most Endangered Properties

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 Help PDI bring Dayton's endangered historic properties back to life! 
Our Endangered Properties Committee provides resources and raises funds to proactively stabilize and/or obtain control of these irreplaceable properties. Preservation Dayton maintains an annual list of the Ten Most Endangered properties for intervention, as nominated by you and selected by the Endangered Properties Committee.  If you have an urgent request for an at-risk historic property, please contact us at [email protected].

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In the event that Preservation Dayton finds that circumstances and conditions shall exist such as to render it unnecessary, undesirable, impractical or impossible to comply with the above use of donation, the donation shall then be devoted for charitable purposes as most nearly approximate the purposes of Preservation Dayton.​

Please donate today! Your contribution, large or small, will save Dayton's historic structures before they are lost forever.
Your contributions are 100 percent tax deductible and are dedicated solely to preserving Dayton's rich history.  The Dayton Foundation processes all gifts and donations to the Preservation Dayton, Inc. Fund #8630, a component fund of The Foundation. You can contribute by clicking the ‘Donate’ button below which takes you to the Dayton Foundation secure website. Or mail your check to payable to "Preservation Dayton, Inc. Fund #8630"     Preservation Dayton, P.O. Box 3614, Dayton, OH 45401.
​Thank you for your support! 
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Advocacy and Recognition for endangered properties

PDI works with Preservation Ohio to help save Ohio’s irreplaceable sites. The following local properties have been nominated for Ohio’s “Most Endangered Historic Sites”. Those with an asterisk have been selected for state-wide recognition.  
2025 PDI Nominations
German Baptist Church - 1420 E. 4th St.
Power Building & Diner on St. Clair

2023 PDI Nominations

Santa Clara Business District
​John R. Reynolds Mansion
Ohmer Garage*
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2022 PDI Nominations
Traxler Mansion* - demolished
Santa Clara Business District*
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2020 PDI Nominations  
Gem City Ice Cream Building - demolished
Dayton Daily News Building
St. Joseph Technical High School for Girls - demolished
Alfred H. Iddings House - demolished
John R. Reynolds Mansion
2019 PDI Nominations 
Louis Traxler Mansion* - demolished
Dayton Daily News Building* 
Longfellow School

2017 PDI Nominations
Gem City Ice Cream Building* - demolished
Dayton Arcade* - restored
Dayton Daily News Building*

2009 PDI Nominations
Julienne School* - demolished

Dayton's Most endangered Properties

vAN DEMAN APARTMENTS

Built in 1908 for John N. Van Deman, a Dayton Lawyer, this Jacobethan style building stands out in the Dayton View Historic District. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Click here to Learn More.

Leopold Rauh House

 
Built in 1910 for Leopold Rauh, 
President of the Egry Register Company and a founding member of Dayton's Manager/Commissioner Committee, this Jacobethan style building stands out in the Dayton View Historic District. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Click here to ​Learn More.

MIchael Neil House

Built in c. 1900 for Michael Neil, who platted the Wolf Creek Area, it was sold shortly after it was built to Charles M. Seybold, President of the Seybold Machine Co. This brick Queen Anne style building stands out in the Grafton Hill Historic District. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and again in 1986. Click here to Learn More.

dAYTON dAILY nEWS bUILDING

Built between 1908 and 1910 by Albert Pretzinger for James M. Cox to house the Dayton Daily News, it is modeled after the Knickerbocker Trust building in New York City, this Beaux-Arts style building stands out in Downtown Dayton. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places individually in 1978 and again in 2019 as part of the Downtown Dayton Historic District. Click here to Learn More.

John R. Reynolds Mansion

Built c.1867 for John R. Reynolds, a prominent Dayton Businessman, this Second Empire Victorian style building stands out in East Dayton. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Click here to Learn More.

sANTA cLARA Business District

Built between the late 1800s and the 1920s, the Santa Clara Business District represents some of early suburbanization in Dayton. The Flatiron Building, Smith Building, and Riverdale Theatre represent some major buildings at risk in this district. Click here to Learn More.

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  • Home
  • Our Story
    • About PDI
    • History
    • Contact
    • Preservation Awards >
      • Lifetime Achievement Awards
      • 2024 Awards
      • 2023 Awards
      • 2022 Awards
  • Join Us!
    • Memberships
    • Donate
    • ★ Volunteer >
      • ★ Committees
      • ★ Florence Cemetery
      • ★ Old Greencastle Cemetery
  • Explore
    • Neighborhoods and Landmarks
    • Self-Guided Neighborhood Walking Tours
    • Guided Downtown Dayton Walking Tours
    • Local Restoration Projects
    • Historic Cemeteries >
      • Inactive Cemeteries >
        • ★ Florence Cemetery
        • Fort McKinley Cemetery
        • ★ Old Greencastle Cemetery
      • Calvary Cemetery
      • Dayton National Cemetery
      • Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Dayton
      • Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum
  • Endangered Properties
    • Dayton's Most Endangered >
      • Dayton Daily News Building
      • John R. Reynolds Mansion
      • Leopold Rauh House
      • Michael Neil House
      • Santa Clara Business District
      • Van Deman Apartments
    • Ohmer Garage
    • Lost Properties >
      • Edward T. Snediker House
      • First Church of Christ Scientist
      • Gem City Ice Cream Building
      • Louis Traxler Mansion
    • Saved Properties >
      • South Park Methodist Church
      • Thomas E. Tucker House
  • Events
    • Guided Downtown Dayton Walking Tours
    • Fifth Street Brewpub Fundraiser - June 19
    • Self-Guided Neighborhood Tours >
      • Dayton View Historic DIstrict
      • Five Oaks Historic Districts >
        • Squirrel-Forest Historic District
      • Grafton Hill Historic DIstrict
      • Huffman Historic District
      • McPherson Town Historic District
      • Oregon Historic District
      • South Park Historic District
      • St. Anne's Hill Historic District
      • Paul Laurence Dunbar Historic District
      • West Third Street Historic District
      • Wright-Dunbar Village Historic District
  • Resources
    • Member Only Content >
      • Archived Walking Tours
      • Contractor Directory
    • Start Here!
    • Tips & Tricks (Videos)
    • Home Repair Assistance
    • Years in Review
    • Documents