Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.
one of 117 National Register listings in Montgomery County · listed in 1979 · category: Building · one of 4 National Historic Landmarks in Montgomery County.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 587 specimens collected within 10 miles of Deeds' Barn between 1835 and 1975: 425 Animalia, 92 Plantae, 61 Fungi, 4 Protozoa, 4 Chromista, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A JOHN, A JOHN AND W E DUELLMAN, A. E. Foeerste and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hypericum mutilum subsp. mutilum | 1835 | Joseph C. Frank | Germantown |
 | Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. | 1881 | Foerste AF | |
 | Geaster limbatus Fr. | 1883 | A. E. Foeerste | Dayton |
 | Platanthera leucophaea (Nutt.) Lindl. | 1836 | C. W. Short | Dayton |
 | Erythronium americanum Ker Gawl. | 1837 | van Cleve, John W. | 3 mi. north of Dayton |
 | Hydrophyllum macrophyllum Nutt. | 1838 | J. W. Van Cleve | Dayton |
 | Allium canadense L. | 1839 | not recorded | Dayton. 1 mi. northeast. |
 | Cardamine L. | 1839 | Sanders, Alfred; J.J. Nagel, J.G. Haupt. | Dayton. 1 mile east. |
 | Cassia marilandica L. | 1839 | Sanders, Alfred | Dayton |
 | Cynoglossum officinale L. | 1839 | not recorded | Dayton. Suburbs E. |
 | Iris versicolor L. | 1839 | not recorded | Dayton. 2 mi. south |
 | Nuphar advena (Aiton) Aiton | 1839 | Sanders, Mrs.; J.G. Haupt | Dayton |
All 587 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Deeds' Barn: 9 producers, 7 past producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway Sand & Gravel Co. Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Broadway Sand and Gravel Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Broadway Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Carter & Webb Incorporated | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| East River Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| East River Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hilltop Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jackson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jackson Sand Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Moraine Materials Pit No 5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kettering, the town this property stands in, in 27 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 15 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 1 lightning, 1 flood. The reports record 9 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2002 | Lightning | Kettering | 9 hurt | Lightning struck a tree near a home where an outdoor party was occurring. Nine people standing near the tree suffered minor injuries including burned feet. One person was held overnight at the local hospital for observation, but everyone else affected was treated and released the same evening. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kettering | $50,000 | Many large limbs were reported down. Two roofs were blown off two apartment buildings and into a neighboring yard. Numerous trees and power lines were down throughout eastern Kettering. Kantner Park had a shelter damaged and picnic tables were tossed around. These occurrences were due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kettering | $15,000 | Trees and power lines downed. Also, a wooden baseball dugout was completely destroyed. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kettering | $10,000 | Multiple trees were downed in Oakwood due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Kettering | $10,000 | Numerous trees were also downed along Stroop Road. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kettering | $6,000 | Numerous trees downed, some into power lines. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kettering | $3,000 | Limbs and trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kettering | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kettering | $3,000 | Several power poles and large limbs were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. The wind gust report was an estimate. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kettering | $3,000 | Large tree limbs were downed. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kettering | $3,000 | Trees were downed. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kettering | $3,000 | Trees were knocked down. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Kettering | $3,000 | Several trees and powerlines were knocked down. Dime size hail was also reported. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kettering | $3,000 | Winds were measured at 78 mph, which downed several trees. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kettering | $1,000 | A tree was downed. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Kettering | $1,000 | High water was reported over several streets due to heavy rainfall. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kettering | $1,000 | A tree was downed in Oakwood due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2013 | Flood | Kettering | - | Flash flooding with high water was previously reported on area roadways due to heavy rainfall. The water was receding at the time of the report. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kettering | - | The spotter estimated the wind gust. |
| February 2023 | Hail | Kettering | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Kettering | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Kettering | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Kettering | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Kettering | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Kettering | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kettering | - | no account filed |
| October 1999 | Hail | Kettering | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
When this property was proposed for the National Register, someone wrote the case for it: what the building is, and why it matters. That document is a federal record in the public domain. It is quoted below word for word, never summarised. The text was read off the scanned case file by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the 1970s typewriter's.
wooden floor, a testing laboratory. Originally a stable-carriage house, the building was used between 1908 roof put on, and other minor repairs made. The present owner has been - Pre-Columbian | - 15th Century Other (Specify) MAR 12-1971 STATEMENT OF
at 319 Central Avenue in Dayton, Ohio. unit, accumulator, voltage regulator system, and clutch operating 1908-1912 Conservation Communications Hayward. Commerce Art Religion/Phi Engineering Architecture Aboriginal Transportation SIGNIFICANCE Prehistoric Music Education Literature Science engineering field. REGISTER Landscape Sculpture The invention and development of the electric ignition system and self- electric self-starter was an important advancement in the development The revolutionary development of the electric ignition system and the Agriculture ship to design and develop an electric ignition system for automobiles. itarian Social/Human- Urban Planning Mr.Charles F.Kettering conceived the idea of an electric self-starter trolling relay to produce ample electric power for ignition.
The development of the electric ignition system by Charles F. Kettering run by the Cadillac Co.,- the Cadillac Motor Company equipped their mechanism was assembled and tried out on a Cadillac car in the Deeds for automobiles in July l9l0.Several conferences were held between losophy Political The first experimental test took place on September 2,1910,in the Deeds starter for automobiles took place in the Deeds Barn," then located Two men,Col.Edward A.Deeds and Charles F.Kettering, formed a partner- Invention July and September 10,1910 with Col.Edward A.Deeds and Mr.J.B. 19l2 cars with the Delco Starter. Military rated on July 2l,1909 to manufacture the systems. began in the year 1908,and ended in the fall of 1909,when the Cadi1lac 1910 model Cadillac.
NATIONAL AREAs OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) SPECIFIC DATE(s) (If Applicable and Known) K Industry The entire starting system, consisting of a motor generator, battery box Barn.
The whole case file for this property - 3,846 words, 29 pages, reproduced complete.
Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 79001904, 29 pages, held by the National Archives in Record Group 79. See the catalogue record.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Trailsend | 0.9 miles | 1979 |
 | Long--Mueller House | 1.4 miles | 1987 |
 | Schuter Carpenter Shop and House | 1.8 miles | 1980 |
 | Pease Homestead | 1.8 miles | 1980 |
 | Wright Flyer III | 2.2 miles | 1990 |
 | Deeds Carillon | 2.5 miles | 2005 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79001904 in Record Group 79. |
| Montgomery County | All 117 listed properties in this county. |
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