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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR - State (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE * County NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Montgomery a INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) AND/ OR HISTORIC: MAR 14 1975 3.
CLASSIFICATION (Check One) TO THE PUBLIC XX Building - In Process XX Preservation work - Comments OWNER'S NAME: Ohio 45407 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: Ohio 45402 REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Federal - Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: Dayton 113 LOCATION 039 Both Religious Site ACCESSIBLE Transportation Commercial Government DATE Private Entertainment CATEGORY Agricultural OWNERSHIP District Unoccupied NAME Restricted STATUS Educational CODE Structure Park Museum Being Considered Yes: COMMON: Public Scientific Industrial Private Residence RECEIVED Public Acquisition: Object Ohio 3525 Dandridge Avenue 451 West Third Street STREET AND NUMBER: OWNER OF PROPERTY Military DATA SHEET CITY OR TOWN: The Old Court House Other (Specify) Miller, Daniel, House PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Clifford C.
Smith Montgomery County Landmark Committee Report 1 June 1968 DESCRIPTION (Check One) - Excellent - Deteriorated - Ruins - Unexposed - Unaltered X Original Site house has a five bay facade and additions to the east with plain frieze and the roof, asphalt shingle on plywood, The original cellar kitchen fireplace still has the pot The joists are enclosed by a plaster and full length porch at the rear. are original throughout the house. A one and one-half story kitchen with two-bay front cooking fireplace and bake oven are in place but are renovation added a porch to the front, installed a gable dormer in the front roof, enclosed part of the back porch MAR 14 1975 CONDITION REGISTER RECEIVED NATIONAL three light casement windows.
This two story rectangular central hall Federal The colonial broken pediment frontispiece is part Y-formed interior chimneys at the ridge flanked by small as a study and a family room. to the rear and decorated the old kitchen in knotty pine Floors of poplar and oak and considerable molded woodwork The first floor has a large central hall with a black The full basement has coursed stone foundation walls. pantry kitchen) to the left with a door onto the crane in place. room is to the and a dining room with large XxGood - Moved are 12/12 lights on the ground floor and 8/8 lights on the second floor. The eaves are boxed 1s supported by the original raiters. The end walls have O Fair walnut stairway and door to the rear porch. The living was added to the east end prior to 1820. The large end. The rear has original glass but the masked behind a modern mantelpiece.
A twentieth century front lights are modern plate glass. SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - 20th Century Urban P.lanning - Prehistoric C. Religion/Phi- - Other (Specify) - Science XX Architecture [ Social/Human- - Theater - Transportation STATEMENT'OF SIGNIFICANCE including a sawmill and a gristmill, on Wolf Creek and Miller was a member of the German Baptist Brethern tradition the house, like many others, served as an underground railroad station for escaped slaves on route to Canada in the 1840's and 1850's. The Daniel Miller House is an early and fine example of Federal good repair and completely restorable to its original condition.
MAR 14 1975 Commerce Conservation Engineering losophy RECEIVED Aboriginal Communications REGISTER Education Military Pre-Columbian Landscape NATIONAL itarian Industry Literature Sculpture Music Invention Agriculture Political (then Madison Township) seeking land upon which to establish his brick mansion on the bluff overlooking the valley In 1802 Pennsylvanian Daniel Miller visited west Dayton church and his home served as a meeting house for that well fixed for life." SPECIFIC DATE(S) (Il Applicable and Known) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) a new home. built "a fine two-story hewed log house, a short distance about 1808. "He became an extensive land owner, possessing congregation in its early years. Açcording to local Art c1808 family settling in an abandoned cabin near Wolf Creek.
He purchased a site and returned with his several hundred acres in the county leaving his children MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES A. W. Bowen and Co., 1897. and Company, 1882. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE LENTER POIN I OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: Less than one MAR I 4 1975 FORM PREPARED BY STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: T2. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- I hereby certify that this property is included in the tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion Nationa l Register. in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the c-iteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.
The recommended Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-l 039 45402 ORGANIZATION REGISTER LONGITUDE Dayton LATITUDE Name COUNTY NATIONAL CORNER STATE RECEIVED ATTEST: CODE NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION Date Degrees Minutes Seconds July Record of the City of Dayton and of Montgomery County. NAME AND TITLE: The Old Court House 16 735840 4405240 Loren S. Gannon, Jr., Preservation Officer, ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES Degrees Loca Montgomery County Historical Society Centennial Portrait and Biographical Conover, Frank Form No. 10-301a LOCA TION CITY OR TOWN: MAR 1 4 1975 DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.
113 039 Montgomery NAME DATE COUNTY NATIONAL PHOTO REFERENCE Project CODE PRESERVATION OFFICE Ohio COMMON: STATE Rear showing the porch and additions from the northwest. ENTRY NUMBER PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) MONTGOMERY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 3525 Dandridge Avenue IDENTIFICATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUMBER: July 1974 FOR NPS USE ONLY PHOTO CREDIT: Dayton,Ohio NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (7/72) REGISTER REPER Miller, Daniel, House Loren S. Gannon, Jr. U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 876 - 1 67 Montgomery County Historical Society, The 0ld Photographer UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Form No. 10-301a LOCA TION MAR 14 1975 July 1974 DATE OF PHOTO: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.
PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Dayton 039 Montgomery Date JUL COUNTY IDENTIFICATION CODE NATIONAL RECEIVED Ohio PRESERVATION OFFICE PHOTO REFERENCE Facade from south. STATE ENTRY NUMBER 3525 Dandridge Avenue (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES MONTGOMERY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PHOTO CREDIT: STREET AND NUMBER: Loren S. Gannon, Jr. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND/OR HISTORIC: CITY OR TOWN: FOR NPS USE ONLY (7/72) NAME Court House, Dayton. Ohio, 45402 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 87 6 - 1-67 MAY COMMON: Photographer Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) NAME AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION MAR 14 1975 ONAL REGISTER DATE OF PHOTO: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. * U.S.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 I Dayton Montgomery 039 1968 113 Ohio COUNTY Southeast to Northwest showing bake oven and end of porch. Roland Puterbaugh NATIONAL Date JUL STATE PHOTO REFERENCE CODE IDENTIFICATION 3525 Dandridge Avenue PRESERVATION OFFICE COMMON: ENTRY NUMBER FOR NPS USE ONLY PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM STREET AND NUMBER: (7/72) PHOTO CREDIT: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CITY OR TOWN: NEGATIVE FILED AT: Miller, Daniel, House Montgomery County Historical Society, The Old 7291975 Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROPERTY MAP FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with map) ENTRY NUMBER MAY 2 9 1975 AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUM BER: 3525 Dandridge Avenue CITY OR TOWN: U. S. Geological Survey Map Sheet: TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2.
North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-14871441 3-1 Montgomery 039 113 1965 Dayton STATE REQUIREMENTS REGISTER COUNTY DATE LOCATION NAME CODE Ohio COMMON: MAP REFERENCE NATIONAL SCALE: SOURCE: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 1:24,000 Rev. 7-72 TX1975 Miller, Daniel, House MAR I71975 75 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) UNITED STATES DAYTON NORTH QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OHIO_ MONTGOMARY CO DAYTON NORTH, OHIO Brooks, Janes, House Heeter, Fred, House Otterbein vicinity Hon. Robert Taft, Js. Location STATE Mott Dayton Date Entered ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Also Notified Name Grand Rapids Ballard Road Covered Bridge Greena County Jamestom vicinity Wood County Warran County Nontgomary County WAY 2 9 1975 Doan Family Farm Milles, Daniel, House Hon. Charles i. Whalen Hon.
Delbart Io Latta 6/2/75 Regional Director,Midwest Region Montgorory County The Ohto Historical Sooiety ©ADMINISTRATOR :. 12SOURCE of NOMINATION (1 WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANOMARK? O deteriorated Moriginal site Tleatures: Dexcellent OO NOT INTACT-O Dunexposed - Unknown #fair Ounexcavated Z0NOT APPLICABLE -7 IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?
Dyos/no I AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : 2OCLAIMS: explain 'first'O DARCHEOLOGY -prehistoric -2 -COMMERCE -S - LAW - 16 C RELIGION- 22 C SETTLEMENT-29 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 -EXPLORATION -12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE - 23 DURBAN PLANWING -31 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3 C CONSERVATION - 8 C HEALTH -27 C] MILITARY - 18 - ECONOMICS- 9 C INDUSTRY- 13 C MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' D - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 E functions major alterations : Sarch itectural style(s): )engineer: @ interior decorator: )artist: Bartisan: @bullder/contractor: county CONDITION ASSOCIATION ACREAGE GROUP ETHNIC FEDERAL ENTERTAINMENT-26 ENGINEERING-11 STATE historic events: PRIVATE ORGANIZATION UNKNOWN-6 master builder: SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-3 RECREATION-28 vicinity of SAVED?YES DARCHITECTURE-4 4county code: ARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 YES.NAME Dmoved GNPS REGION: Miller oity town 1I)CONGRESS.
DISTRICT #state who prepareg form? Oreeonstructed - INVENTION -14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 ,landscape architect / garden designes C POLITICS / GOVT. * 21 No Access Cunaltered LOCAL LANDSCAPE ARCH.15 dates of initial construction:./ B NAMES give role & date 2OTHER NAMES: Druins 4 county code: 8 ADMINISTRATOR: 12) SOURCE Of NOMINATION (L WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK? E CONDITION Ddeteriorated Boriginal site Druins Omoved CO NOT INTACT-O - Unknown 50 UNKNOWN-6 @fair 20 NOT APPLICABLE-7 SAVED? -YES IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?
2 AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -RECREATION -28 ICLAIMS: explain CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 - COMMERCE-6 'first'O C LAW - 16 C RELIGION- 22 - COMMUNICATIONS-7 -EXPLORATION -12 C LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 DURBAN PLANNING-31 *oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3 C CONSERVATION - 8 C HEALTH -27 - MILITARY - 18 - ECONOMICS- 9 - INDUSTRY- 13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' D DART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY- 20 C TRANSPORTATION - 25 T functions @dates of initial construction:C major alterations : &arch itectural style(s): @engineer: 3NAMES give role & date IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE county ASSOCIATION STATE INSTITUTIONAL: ENTERTAINMENT-26 FEDERAL historic events: SETTLEMENT-29 PERSONAL: PRIVATE ORGANIZATION ENGINEERING-11 master builder: vicinity of LOCAL DARCHITECTURE-4 No Access Dunexposed ARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 Dexcellent 5-29-75 Bartisan: Dexcavated GNPS REGION: "state whe prepared form; ACREAGE - YES, NAME.
VLeatures: -YES-Restricted DYES -Unrestricted CURRENTLY: Gome © landscape architect / garden designer: i interior decorator: @artist: @builder/contractor: SNATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP INAME as it appepts on federal register: oity town L9NO LO LANDSCAPE ARCH.-15 - POLITICS / GOVT.* 21 ETHNIC GROUP architect: SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET SACCESS Xaltered 2OTHER NAMES: EVENTSX Midwest