NRHP Reference # 84003590 Designated VLR June 19, 1984 Year built 1880 | VLR # 206-0002 Area 35 ha Added to NRHP 16 August 1984 | |
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Location Roughly bounded by Main, Mason, Walnut, Summit, and Bowman Sts., Dayton, Virginia Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian | ||
Dayton Historic District is a national historic district located at Dayton, Rockingham County, Virginia. The district encompasses 154 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of the town of Dayton. It includes a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings most of which date from the late-19th century and early-20th century. Notable buildings include the Alberta Coffman Bouse, Layman House, the Samuel Shrum House, the Thomas House, W.J. Franklin House, Bank of Dayton (1911), the Ruebush-Kieffer Printing Company, Dayton Drug Company, Howe Memorial Hall, the Administration Building (1910), the Kieffer Alumni Gymnasium (1930), Carpenter Store (1888), Specialty Harness Company, Ruebush-Kieffer Company, and the Methodist, Presbyterian, and United Brethren churches.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.