Tour Huffman Historic District

42 Linden Avenue

• Colonial Revival
• Symmetrical facade with center emphasis
• Dentil decoration on cornice and dormers
• Palladian window on second level

Colonial Revival homes have a central, accented front door and a symmetrical facade. The style utilized the details of classical architecture within a carefully structured, somewhat formal plan. Buildings of this type were built from 1880 to 1955, peaking in popularity in the 1920s.

54 Linden Avenue

• c1886
• Queen Anne
• Built by John Kirby, general manager of Dayton Manufacturing Company
• No single wall plane: building made up of irregular shapes clustered together
• Intricate roof line, with multiple pinnacles, variously shaped gable windows and shingles, large chimneys
• Wrap around porch with spindles, dentils, pierced panel decoration, balustrade and shingled wall
• Tower, with different window styles and ornaments

58 Linden Avenue

• c1886
• Queen Anne
• Built by Charles U. and Maria Raymond. He was the secretary of the Dayton Manufacturing Company which made brass, bronze, nickel and iron railroad car hardware
• Massive chimney with double chimney pot
• Half circle window with keystone in front roof peak, peak-top ornament above
• Stone lintels and window hoods; stone string course between second and third stories
• Stick style porch, with characteristic vertical, horizontal, diagonal and curved wooden decoration including sunburst in porch pediment

60 Linden Avenue

• cLate 1880s
• Victorian Italianate
• Bracketed cornice and side bay
• Wrap around porch with classical Corinthian columns and balustrade, decorated with unusual carpenter's lace above columns
• Ornate window hoods

Once the residence of Charles W. Raymond, president of the C.W. Raymond Company which manufactured clay working machinery. Raymond invented a machine which increased production of terra cotta and ornamental brick, and later a machine which sped up the manufacture of brick pavers.

The Victorian Italianate style is regular and rectangular in plan, with wide eaves ornamented with brackets and windows with both lintels and hoods. The porch supports and other decoration is generally basedon the architectural language of ancient Rome.

64-68 Linden Avenue

• Queen Anne, with typical sprawling, asymmetrical ground plan, tower, and wrap around porch
• Once the residence of William Henry Payne, who owned a business which sold upholstery and furniture manufacturing supplies
• Curved leaded glass in tower: ornament at top
• Cornice with brackets at roof
• Large porch with two different kinds of columns
• Unusual pattern on wrought iron fence

78-80 Linden Avenue

• Italianate brick row house
• Pleasing regular rhythm of projecting three part bay, flat section near entrance, bay, entrance, etc...
• Deep cornice with classical ornament, flat roof
• Neoclassical porches • stone keystone and brick ornament over windows
• Prominent stone foundation

84 Linden Avenue

• c1889
• Queen Anne
• Built on land owned by Samuel Craighead, an attorney, banker, railroad and land investor
• Slate roof with different shapes of shingles
• Fish scale shingles in dormer, along with ornamented triple window
• Tower with differently sized windows and stone banding
• Asymmetrically placed porch
• Dentil moldinqs

LindenAvenueBaptistChurch

• c1873
• Victorian Gothic style, with towers and spires, windows with pointed arches, stained glass
• Land originally donated by William P. Huffman, the founder of the neighborhood
• Raised brick ornament

124 Linden Avenue

• Gothic shapes: pointed windows, high, steeply pitched roof, ornaments on ends of roof, tall thin columns on either side of door
• Missing porch
• Original surface covered by siding
• Patch of original slate roof visible

This building is a good example of the hidden treasures of historic districts: a sensitive restoration could return this home to its former style.

144 Linden Avenue

• Free Classic Queen Anne
• Neoclassical porch with projecting element and ornament in pediment
• Palladian window in gable, leaded glass windows in second story
• Side bay

Free Classic Queen Anne is a subtype of the Queen Anne style popular after 1890. Homes built in this style often use classical details such as columns or Palladian windows rather than the spindle decoration common on buildings constructed in the pure Queen Anne style.

2301 East Fifth Street

• c1920
• Neoclassical, with Greek style columns supporting a portico
• Originally gas station

This structure reminds us that at one time Fifth Street was one of the main arteries into the city, and was lined with thriving businesses. This is one of the few remaining examples of once common neoclassical facades.

161 Huffman Avenue

• Queen Anne
• Bay window with projecting shingled gable above
• Limestone sills and basement blocks

 Classical ornament in porch pediment--perhaps wrought iron porch columns replaced classical style supports, which would be in keeping with porch decoration and the high limestone column bases

131 Huffman Avenue

• c1875
• Free Classic Queen Anne
• Cross gables
• High porch column bases with classical supports above
• Elegant window-top trim
• Craftsman door

100 Huffman Avenue: HuffmanSchool

• c1875
• High Victorian Gothic
• Built on land donated by William P. Huffman
• Oldest elementary school building in Dayton
• Slate roof
• Large, numerous chimneys with stone caps
• Ornamental brick work in roof peaks
• Elaborate cornice
• Central pavilion emphasizing entry: decorative door treatment including tall, thin, now boarded up windows on either side of main entrance
• Opening over main entrance made up of three windows with pointed arches, separated with columns and united by curved arch above
• Third story above door has double window with pointed stonework above, giving whole entrance projection irregular rhythm
• Stone string courses tie windows together
• High stone foundation

Victorian Gothic buildings emphasize the vertical with pointed forms and decorative details near the roof line. Tall, thin proportions are common, and the entrances are emphasized. The style was popular from 1840 to 1 880.

101 Huffman Avenue: St. Paul's United MethodistChurch

• c1883
• High Victorian Gothic
• Steeply pitched roof
• Three dimensional brick work: few flat plain wall surfaces
• Contrasting colors of brick and stone ornament and banding
• Stone detailing in keystones of arches calls attention to pointed shapes
• Pointed arches top tall thin windows
• Stained glass, stone tracery in large window over central door

The Gothic style is more suited to a church than it is to the contemporary school across the street. European Gothic architecture was developed for churches, and because the school had to be so large inplan it was difficult to maintain the vertical emphasis necessary to the Gothic style.

48 Huffman Avenue

• Once a single home and an eyesore, split apart and renovated by the Neighborhood Development Corporation
• Elaborate window hoods
• Porch with scroll-work added on left house

Neighborhood Development Corporations or NDCs are key factors in the success of the historic districts. These nonprofit organizations staffed by neighborhood volunteers are able to reclaim abandoned or condemned structures which would be too expensive for private individuals to rehab. Once renovated the houses are sold to homeowners, thus helping to stabilize the neighborhood.

49-47-45-43 Huffman Avenue

• Colonial Revival
• Plain, symmetrical facade
• Long windows on first floor
• Neoclassical detail on house proper: pediment over doors, classical pilasters
• Mismatched porches: left one has tall, thin proportions with flat roof and some Eastlake ornament
• Right porch is neoclassical with plump columns, a balustrade and a triangular shape on porch roof

35 Huffman Avenue

• Folk Victorian
• Brick home, with wooden rear addition
• Gable ornament
• Semicircular attic window
• Original home added to with one story brick addition on left side of front, probably replacing original wooden porch

Once the residence of J. Frank Kiefaber, secretary-treasurer of the Barney and Smith Company. He bought the house in 1887 and lived there with his brother, J.C. The Kiefaber family owned the house until 1926

This is a good example of a home which has been added to over the years, not always with historical sympathy. Notice how the squat brick addition on the front of the house contains windows which do not match the proportions of the windows in the original section of the house, and how the closed, blocky nature of the addition makes the home look off balance compared to other nearby residences with more open porches instead of additions.

1802 East Third Street

• c1869
• Second Empire
• Built by Robert M. Nevin and his wife Emma. Nevin was a prosecuting attorney for Montgomery County and later a U.S. Congressman
• Mansard roof with dormers • Wide cornice with brackets
• Unusual wraparound porch: front portion has neoclassical detailing but rear left section has Eastlake architectural decoration
• Three part window with leaded glass on first level

TheSecond Empirestyle was popular in the 1860s through the 1880s in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. Its characteristic features include the Mansard roof with dormers; an elaborate cornice, often with brackets; and an overall boxy shape. It was especially well suited for urban housing, because the high roof profile allowed room for another story without making the building look too tall and thin.

1806 East Third Street

• Romanesque Revival
• Tile roof with wide overhang
• Ornament in contrasting color near roof line • Series of round arches along side, now filled in
• Rounded shape around front door

The Romanesque Revival style was made popular by Boston architect Henry Hobson Richardson and flourished in the 1880s and 1890s. It is characterized by the use of rough stone or brick walls, heavy proportions, round arches, and decorative stone or terra cotta ornament

1720 East Third Street: VFW

• c1870
• Georgian Revival /Queen Anne
• Symmetrical facade
• Hipped roof with cross gables
• Large, ornate brick chimneys
• Brackets in front gable and at roof line
• Paired classical porch columns on high stone supports
• Porch originally much deeper--filled in with brick to wall off entryway
• Semicircular bays below with faceted bays above
• Palladian window on third level
• Leaded glass windows

21 Ringgold Street

• Free Classic Queen Anne
• Wrap around porch with neoclassical columns on high bases, curved shapes and dentils in the cornice
• Wooden addition with different types of shingling
• Elaborate fence, with columns decorated with petal forms, spirals, finial tops and spears

34 Ringgold Street

• c1870
• Queen Anne
• Multiple gables and changes of roof line
• Boxed eaves decorated with brackets and frieze
• Decorative shingles and other carving in front gable: unusual triangular attic window and decorated verge boards
• Different types of siding create variety of wall surfaces
• Ornamented advancing bay in front
• Eastlake bull's eyes decorating second level windows
• Front porch with carved and molded pillars, brackets, scroll sawn decoration and panels decorated with incisions
• Inset side porch
• Repeated triangle shapes in gables, pediments and porch unite different areas of house

39-37 Ringgold Street

• Free Classic Queen Anne
• Asymmetrical design
• Paired porch supports on high pedestals
• Home covered in siding and turned into 3 apartments
• Beautiful wrap around porch, with curving section on left side balanced by projecting temple front on right
• Detailing on porch balustrade and dentils in porch cornice

The siding on this house is representative of what happened to many historic homes in the 1950s and 60s. When the siding is removed during the process of renovation the original wooden cladding is often found in surprisingly good shape underneath and can be restored and repainted, bringing the building back to its original appearance.

49 Ringgold Street

• c1870
• Free Classic Queen Anne
• Gabled Ell design
• Fishscale shingle in gables, with four-over-four paned inset windows
• Interrupted cornice under roof: does not continue under front gable. Molding also interrupted under porch pediment
• Wraparound porch with balustrade and neoclassical columns
• Asymmetrical temple-front to side of porch
• Long windows in first floor front

This building demonstrates a gabled ell or cross-gabled design. It has an L shaped plan with two gables in the roof, one facing front and one to the side. Buildings of this type are usually clapboard.

116 Ringgold Street

• Victorian Italianate
• Tall, narrow facade capped by elaborate cornice with brackets
• Windows have typical Italianate decorated lintels and sills, in this case made of limestone
• Elaborate front porch embellished with ornate posts on high pedestals, brackets, teeth, scrolls, arches and other details in "painted lady" color scheme
• Simple side porch as part of later addition
• Carriagehouse at rear of property

The carriagehouse was the precursor to the modern garage. Usually sited at the back of the lot, this building provided a stable and storage space for the family carriage. Most of them have been converted to homes for the horseless carriage.

25 June Street

• c1875
• Free Classic Queen Anne
• Shingled gables, with differently shaped and decorated windows
• Curved porch which wraps around whole front projection of the house has classical columns, table leg decoration in balustrade and frieze with brackets
• Brick entrance room added on left side: note the mismatched window. Porch continues around it
• Inset side porch with same balustrade as front but different columns and decoration
• Wooden window hoods with small bracket design, repeating porch detail
• Large limestone block foundation

24 June Street

• Queen Anne
• Tower with ornamental frieze at eaves, brackets on side, shingling
• Variously shaped dormer windows
• Two porches in front, similar in some details
• Second story porches, one of which is inaccessible
• Combination of rounded and rectangular windows
• Stone course uniting windows on second level

Queen Anne buildings are usually asymmetrical in plan and include bays, towers, shifts in roof level and other irregular shapes. Varying wall surface treatments are common, as are different kinds of elaborate architectural ornament. It is a fanciful, rather than predictable style, and was very popular in the period from 1880 to 1910.

21 June Street

• Victorian Italianate
• Prominent cornice with brackets and medallions
• Wide eaves
• Porch with classical pillars on high bases
• Stone window hoods with decorated keystones and scrolls
• Ornate door surround with pilasters
• Long first story windows
• Detailed wrought iron fence

36 June Street

• c1890
• Free Classic Queen Anne
• Decorative gables with small windows, stone trim, relief decoration and molded raking cornice
• Elaborate chimneys
• Decorative brickwork and stone banding
• Bay on left with rounded windows; advancing rectangular bay on right
• Neoclassical porch with brick piers and pillars as well as wooden columns
• Wrought iron porch railing
• Triangular third story porch on side
• Main doorway has stone lintel and glass sidelights

Built by Joseph Wortman, an attorney and candidate for Mayor of Dayton in 1891. He was originally declared the winner by 2 votes, but upon a recount, lost by 2 votes. He went on to be a tax commissioner and one of the organizers of the Teutonia National Bank. Wortman is identified with the development of the northern end of the city of Dayton

1701 East Fourth Street

• c1855
• Victorian Italianate
• E.H. Brownell house. Brownell was owner of E.H. Brownell and Company and of Dayton Steam Boiler Works. He lived in this house from 1884-1886
• Mother-in-law house to rear of property built 1897
• Classic Revival porch with Doric columns and incised ornament in the pediment
• Wide eaves with brackets
• Deeply recessed doorway with elaborately decorate door
• House set up on hill, with large stone retaining wall running over half a block

1633 East Fourth Street

• High Victorian Italianate
• Built by Dr. A.E. Jenner, a surgeon for the Fifth Ohio Regiment during the Civil War and a state senator
• Cross gabled roof
• Neoclassical entrance door with elaborate detailing
• Window-top ornament
• High limestone retaining wall
• On June Street side, original metal street sign still affixed to side of house

1952 and 1956 East Fourth Street

• Gabled ell folk Victorian
• Houses of similar size, shape, style
• One porch classical in detailing, the other Eastlake

This is a telling example of a before and after story: 1952 East Fourth is condemned and boarded but 1956 has been restored.

1960 Fourth Street

• Folk Victorian
• Patterned brickwork surrounding windows and at building corners
• Chimney suggested on exterior of house to keep wall from looking flat
• Ornamental brickwork on chimney
• Gable ornament matching porch
• Tall bases for classically inspired columns
• Unusual shape of attic window
• Six-over-two windows

Folk Victorian or Victorian Vernacular are carpetbag terms used to designate buildings which do not follow any one particular style, but combine elements from an number of periods.

83 Linden Avenue

• Free Classic Queen Anne
• Characteristic irregular massing, odd window shapes, and different types of shingles
• Palladian window in dormer
• Neoclassical detailing on porch
• Front door with sidelight

77 Linden Avenue

• Victorian Italianate
• Brackets at roof
• Ornament at roof peak
• Front bay
• Eastlake style porch, with details taken from a variety of sources including classical architecture and furniture decoration

55-61 Linden Avenue

• c1884
• Queen Anne
• Sprawling plan
• Differing roof pitches
• Large chimneys with caps
• Multiple porches on two levels, including two story porch on left
• Ornamental window hoods and iron lintels
• Terra cotta inset ornament

Built by Benjamin N. Beaver, cofounder of Beaver and Butt, a large firm which specialized in general construction, planning, millwork and the manufacture of building materials. This firm rebuilt the Turner Opera House (now the Victoria Theater) after a fire in 1869

35 Linden Avenue

• Victorian Italianate
• Built for William P. Huffman's son William
• Very similar to 49 Linden
• Deep bracketed cornice, with small attic windows inset
• Semicircular pediment at top of central ?bay
• Neoclassical porch probably extended across facade: marks still visible on brick
• Porch may also have had second level, as there are column bases above existing portico
• Porch shows two classical column types, Doric in front and Corinthian behind
• Multiple-paned windows
• Excellent example of very ornate wrought iron fencing

25 Linden Avenue

• Symmetrical facade with protruding second story bays
• Brackets under eaves
• Small entry porch with pediment, brackets and wrought iron supports
• Door with leaded glass and sidelights
• Leaded glass craftsman windows, including dormer window

1938 Third Street: Third and Linden Market

• Victorian Italianate
• Still functioning as neighborhood store
• Hipped roof
• Tall chimneys with ornate stonework
• Classical detailing surrounding store windows
• Ornate window hoods
• Murals by local artist depicting market scenes