JUDGE eDWARD t. sNEDIKER hOUSE
Built c. 1906 for Judge Edward T. Snediker, Court of Common Pleas Judge, this Colonial Revival style building stood out in the Dayton View Historic District until its demolition in August 2022. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
This beautiful brick Georgian-style home was built for Edward T. Snediker. The well-respected Common Pleas Judge Edward T. Snediker bought this property and had the house constructed between 1902 and 1906.
Edward T. Snediker married Carrie E. Boda on May 24, 1894. Snediker's only daughter Edith Elsie was adopted at some point from Carrie's sister, Elsie (Boda) Mote, who died during childbirth on July 21, 1902. Unfortunately, Carrie herself died in on August 29, 1913 after two years of illness, and Edward remarried Ida Hunter on July 30, 1914.
The Friday Afternoon Club frequently met at the home of Mrs. E. T. Snediker in 1925.
Judge Snediker died on Oct 19, 1939. The house passed to his wife Ida, who continued to live there, and entertain her ladies’ clubs as she had prior to her husband’s death. In 1944, Ida Snediker advertised the sale of household furniture noting she was moving to a smaller house. Around this time the house was sold to J. Kirby and Florence Mayse.
1955 The DDN printed a photo of Kirby Mayse (see above) displaying a historic American flag on his front porch for Flag Day.
J. Kirby Mayse died on Sept 4, 1969. The house was inherited by his wife Leah. In 1971 Leah Mayse sold the house to Laura Herrick and Scotte[sic] Rabold. Later in 1971 they separated and the house was deeded to Laura.
The house was part of a Dayton View House Tour in 1978.
In July of 1979 Laura sold the house to Ronald Kohler, in fulfillment of a land contract. In August, Kohler sold sod the house to Wendell and Julianne Terrill.
In 1984 the house was one of the houses featured in a Dayton View Christmas House Tour.
In 1989 The Terrills divorced, and in 1991 the house was sold to Robert and Santhi Harvey. Over the next three decades, the Harveys were not able to provide the maintenance the house needed, eventually moving themselves to an apartment on Wayne Avenue, while the house continued to take on water. In 2017 the Harveys reached out to PDI with an offer to donate the house. However, repeated attempts to reach the Harveys after their initial contact failed.
In 2019, the Harveys transferred ownership of the house to Kalif DeWitt, who later deeded the house to Lakeya Jones, of South Carolina in 2020.
The property was at eminent risk of collapse, and the city demolished the building in August 2022. A pile of debris still remains on the lot as the city works through the court process to remove the pile of debris.
Thanks to Betsy Wilson, a dedicated PDI volunteer for researching the history of this house.
This beautiful brick Georgian-style home was built for Edward T. Snediker. The well-respected Common Pleas Judge Edward T. Snediker bought this property and had the house constructed between 1902 and 1906.
Edward T. Snediker married Carrie E. Boda on May 24, 1894. Snediker's only daughter Edith Elsie was adopted at some point from Carrie's sister, Elsie (Boda) Mote, who died during childbirth on July 21, 1902. Unfortunately, Carrie herself died in on August 29, 1913 after two years of illness, and Edward remarried Ida Hunter on July 30, 1914.
The Friday Afternoon Club frequently met at the home of Mrs. E. T. Snediker in 1925.
Judge Snediker died on Oct 19, 1939. The house passed to his wife Ida, who continued to live there, and entertain her ladies’ clubs as she had prior to her husband’s death. In 1944, Ida Snediker advertised the sale of household furniture noting she was moving to a smaller house. Around this time the house was sold to J. Kirby and Florence Mayse.
1955 The DDN printed a photo of Kirby Mayse (see above) displaying a historic American flag on his front porch for Flag Day.
J. Kirby Mayse died on Sept 4, 1969. The house was inherited by his wife Leah. In 1971 Leah Mayse sold the house to Laura Herrick and Scotte[sic] Rabold. Later in 1971 they separated and the house was deeded to Laura.
The house was part of a Dayton View House Tour in 1978.
In July of 1979 Laura sold the house to Ronald Kohler, in fulfillment of a land contract. In August, Kohler sold sod the house to Wendell and Julianne Terrill.
In 1984 the house was one of the houses featured in a Dayton View Christmas House Tour.
In 1989 The Terrills divorced, and in 1991 the house was sold to Robert and Santhi Harvey. Over the next three decades, the Harveys were not able to provide the maintenance the house needed, eventually moving themselves to an apartment on Wayne Avenue, while the house continued to take on water. In 2017 the Harveys reached out to PDI with an offer to donate the house. However, repeated attempts to reach the Harveys after their initial contact failed.
In 2019, the Harveys transferred ownership of the house to Kalif DeWitt, who later deeded the house to Lakeya Jones, of South Carolina in 2020.
The property was at eminent risk of collapse, and the city demolished the building in August 2022. A pile of debris still remains on the lot as the city works through the court process to remove the pile of debris.
Thanks to Betsy Wilson, a dedicated PDI volunteer for researching the history of this house.
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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. Visit our Top 10 Endangered Properties page to see the full list of other nominees. If you have an urgent request for an at-risk historic property, please contact us at [email protected].
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.
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