Dayton Fire Department Station No. 16

Dayton Fire Department Station No. 16
Site of the fire station
Location 31 S. Jersey St., Dayton, Ohio
Coordinates 39°45′53″N 84°9′12″W / 39.76472°N 84.15333°W / 39.76472; -84.15333Coordinates: 39°45′53″N 84°9′12″W / 39.76472°N 84.15333°W / 39.76472; -84.15333
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1909 (1909)
NRHP Reference # 80003171[1]
Added to NRHP May 23, 1980

The Dayton Fire Department Station No. 16 was a historic fire station on the near east side of Dayton, Ohio, United States. An architectural landmark constructed in the early twentieth century, it was named a historic site seventy years after being built, but it is no longer extant.

Built of brick on a brick foundation, the station was covered with an asbestos roof and featured elements of wood and limestone. Most of the building was two-and-a-half stories tall and covered with a hip roof, although aberrations included a polygonal southeastern corner and a tower on the southern side. Three fire doors composed a significant part of the facade.[2] Constructed in 1909,[1] the station was built at a time when Dayton's city government was building numerous fire stations in high architectural styles; Station 16's most prominent details derived from the Neo-Renaissance and Gothic Revival styles. Among these details were the pointed arched doorways, a cornice with extensive bracketing, and elaborately shaped dormer windows; the building's overall plan was an unexceptional rectangle. The identity of its designer is unknown.[3]

In 1980, Fire Station 16 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places; it qualified for inclusion because of its distinctive architecture,[1] which surpassed that of virtually every other extant fire station in the city.[3] Despite this designation, the station has since been removed, and a recently constructed house occupies its place.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Dayton Fire Department Station No. 16, Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2013-10-04.
  3. 1 2 Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1032.
  4. Photograph in infobox
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