Get some inspiration from these Local Restorations and Renovations!
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Ryan Ingram takes on restoring one of Preservation Dayton's 10 Most Endangered Properties for use as a personal residence.
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Brian & Laura Quinn, Husband + Wife Real Estate Investors
We buy old houses, foreclosed or forgotten, and breathe new life into them with our creative vision. We're suckers for sustainability and style, and infuse both into our rental properties in our hometown of Dayton, Ohio. |
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A dilapidated Dayton home being given away — once the residence of Gov. James M. Cox — has a new owner and chance for new life. Chris Lewis, a Vandalia native, said he was “drawn to the home” when he saw a story about it.
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The Dayton Arcade, the beating heart of a once vibrant downtown, was shuttered for 30 years. Many attempts were made to renovate the property. All failed. An innovative and daring effort has taken place, led by Baltimore-based Cross Street Partners. Leading urban redevelopment expert Bruce Katz, has called the Dayton Arcade: "The most transformative project in America."
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Windsor transforms historic architectural structures into innovative spaces and thriving communities through collaboration and vertical integration. Projects include the Fire Blocks District, Journal Herald Building, Bird Coin Building, Grant Deneau Tower, the Home Telephone Building & more.
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Brittany takes on restoring her 1920s craftsman home in Oakwood, Ohio.
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The Leo Flesh Mansion in Piqua, Ohio is the original building bearing the same design as the Traxler Mansion in Dayton, Ohio. A third variation the building is in Cortland, NY as the SUNY Alumni House. Follow along as Laurie and her husband put their literal blood, sweat, and tears into restoring this beautiful mansion.
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When Martha Conkel Nghiem and Tung Nghiem began thinking about where they wanted to begin their married life, Dayton’s charming and historic St. Anne’s Hill neighborhood was at the top of their list. When the big, blue Victorian home, lovingly known locally as the Wilhelmina, perched on a hill on McLain Street went on the market in January 2020, it was a no-brainer for Martha and Tung to put in a bid.
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This 1878 One Room Schoolhouse was a backyard pet project for it's owners until a full sized semi and trailer created a tunnel through their house. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured, but the renovation timeline accelerated, and the owners now live in their one room schoolhouse full time.
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Liz & Triston Bowen are slowly bringing their 1868 house in Xenia, Ohio back to life. Follow along with their journey to restoration.
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The Troy Historic Preservation Alliance is racing against the clock to save the IOOF/Old Courthouse Building from demolition by neglect.
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