Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. 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 1981 · 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 1,039 specimens collected within 10 miles of Trotwood Railroad Station and Depot between 1835 and 1975: 889 Animalia, 83 Plantae, 59 Fungi, 4 Unrecorded, 3 Protozoa, 1 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. E. Foeerste, A. E. Foerste, A. F. Foerste 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. | 1881 | Foerste AF | |
 | Geaster limbatus Fr. | 1883 | A. E. Foeerste | Dayton |
 | Hypoxylon cohaerens (Pers.) Fr. | 1897 | H. W. Anderson | |
 | Botrypus virginianus (L.) Michx. | 1835 | Joseph C. Frank | Ohio, Miami [County] |
 | 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 |
 | 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 1,039 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Trotwood Railroad Station and Depot: 2 past producers, 1 plant, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Road Limestone Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Olive Road Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Haas Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tipp Stone Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trotwood, the town this property stands in, in 17 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 flash flood. The reports record 2 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 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trotwood | 2 hurt, $7,500 | A large tree was knocked down into a house. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trotwood | $40,000 | Numerous large trees were downed. Several cars were damaged by the trees. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trotwood | $8,000 | Several six- to eight-inch diameter trees were downed. |
| March 2020 | Flash Flood | Trotwood | $5,000 | Several rescues were made in waist high water on North Snyder Road. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trotwood | $5,000 | Trees and powerlines were downed. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trotwood | $5,000 | Trees were downed, some on power lines. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trotwood | $4,000 | Multiple trees were downed along Wolf Creek. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trotwood | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were downed. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trotwood | $3,000 | A few trees and limbs were knocked down. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trotwood | $1,000 | Large tree limbs were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trotwood | $1,000 | Trees were split and knocked down in Butler Township. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trotwood | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Trotwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Trotwood | - | no account filed |
| January 2006 | Hail | Trotwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Trotwood | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Trotwood | - | 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.
three elongated 2/2 double hung sash windows grouped from the center of Each door is trimmed and divided in half by a wide board and sided with colored slate roof low central brick Areas of SignificanceCheck and justify below - science .economics - sculpture - social/ .theater X 1900- - other (specify) Statement of
(in one paragraph) The TROTWOOD RAILROAD STATION/DEPOT is historically significant as the last vestige of the importance and impact of the railroad on the community of Trotwood. The advent of the railroad through Madison Township in 1854, the existence of an old Indian trail, which roughly followed Wolf bank are believed to be the major factors for the formation of ever, it has been acquired by the city of Trotwood with 1700-1799 1800-1899 commerce 1500-1599 architecture archeology-historic education industry Builder/Architect engineering 1600-1699 humanitarian Period conservation literature music 1400-1499 law invention military 8.
Significance After operating as a station up until the mid-twentieth century, The TROTWOOD RAILROAD STATION/DEPOT represents very well the local triangular plot of land at the southwest corner of the intersection. - - communications The first railroad station was in abox car on a siding in the the building is now boarded up and used as a storage shed.How- - - agriculture until the TROTWOOD RAILROAD STATION was built in 1913. - prehistoric - archeology-prehistoric community planning landscape architecture - religion .exploration/settlement X transportation c. 1913 of activity for the surrounding countryside. Then Higging Station was built just west of the railroad. was a point where the train stopped for the engines to take on philosophy politics/government art Society.
Specific dates water from a pond that filled the spot.This station was used historical role that the railroad played in the creation of Trotwood. plans for it becoming the center of the Trotwood Historical Creek to Brookville, and the grist mill situated on the creek 9.
The whole case file for this property - 2,685 words, 22 pages, reproduced complete.
Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 81000448, 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sears, Roebuck and Company | 2.4 miles | 2023 | |
 | Mumma, Jacob H. W., House | 3.6 miles | 1980 |
 | Miller, Daniel, House | 4.0 miles | 1975 |
 | Red Oak--Sherman, William C., House | 4.1 miles | 2000 |
| Traxler Mansion | 5.4 miles | 1979 | |
 | Unit III, Dayton Project | 5.5 miles | 2006 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 81000448 in Record Group 79. |
| Montgomery County | All 117 listed properties in this county. |
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