OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORYOhio Historic Preservation Office 567 E. Hudson St.Columbus, OH 43211614/298-2000

RPR Number:

MOT-05152-151. No.

Montgomery2. County

4. Present Name(s) Dayton Safety Building5. Historic or Other Name(s) Dayton Safety Building

MO

T-05152-15

335 W 3rd St6. Specific Address or Location

Parcel ID: R72 00108 00036a. Lot, Section or VMD Number

Dayton7. City or Village

9. U.T.M. Reference Quadrangle Name: Dayton North16 740070 4404542Zone Easting Northing

10. Classification: Building11. On National Register? NO

13. Part of Established Hist. Dist? NO15. Other Designation (NR or Local)

16. Thematic Associations:

17. Date(s) or Period 17b. Alteration Date(s)195518. Style Class and Design

18a. Style of Addition or Elements(s)

19. Architect or EngineerFreeman A Pretzinger

19a. Design Sources

20. Contractor or Builder

21. Building Type or Plan

22. Original Use, if apparent

24. Ownership Public25. Owner's Name & Address, if known

Municipal BuildingDayton, OH 4540226. Property Acreage27. Other Surveys

28. No. of Stories5 - 10 stories29. Basement? Yes30. Foundation MaterialConcrete block31. Wall ConstructionMetal/steel frame

32. Roof Type

Roof MaterialFlat

Unknown33. No. of Bays 1534. Exterior Wall Material(s)

Stone panel

35. Plan Shape

36. Changes associated with 17/17b Dates:

37. Window Type(s)Altered

38. Building Dimensions

39. Endangered? NOBy What?

40. Chimney PlacementNo chimney observed41. Distance from & Frontage on Road

42. Further Description of Important Interior and Exterior Features (Continued on Reverse if Necessary)

46. Prepared By: S. Avdakov 47. Organization: 48. Date Recorded:

Dayton Safety B

uilding335 W

3rd StM

ontgomery

2. County

4. Present or Historic N

ame(s)

6. Specific Address or Location

6Side Bays

23. Present UsePolice StationCourthouse

Public SafetyGovernmental Administration

TransitionalTransitional Neo-Classical Revival

International

Police StationCourthouse

City of Dayton

Original/Most significant construct

214x80 feet

17.

17b.

43. History and Significance (Continue on Reverse if necessary)

44. Description of Environment and Outbuildings (See #52)

45. Sources of Information

1.43

Ohio Modern Survey 08/29/2009/ D. Griffin

D:25 feet F:215 feet

The city of Dayton Safety Building is a 5-story rectangular building, clad in cast stone, which lines the north side of W 3rd Street. The main entrance, located on the southern faτade, is defined by a projecting flat entry portico with individual letters spelling out 'CITY OF DAYTON SAFETY BUILDING' in 2 lines of text on the flat panel above the entrance. Maroon-colored granite is used to define the base of the plinth in front of the central entrance. The projecting cast stone walls which flank the central entrance have recessed panels with fluted relief at the tops, and are capped by simple cornice bands. The fenestration on the facade is arranged in vertical panels of aluminum spandrels and windows that are two units in width, and extend vertically from the 2nd floor level to the 4th floor level. The window system, which consists of fixed units, appears to have been replaced. At the 5th floor level, the fenestration consists of individual openings with 2-light windows that are vertical in proportion and are centered above the vertical panels of the spandrels and windows below. The fenestration pattern of the southern faτade continues on the eastern and continued...

The Dayton Safety Building was constructed in 1955 at a cost of $1.9 million. It first appears in the 1957 City Directory and housed the city's municipal, criminal and civil courts, the police department and the city prosecutor's office. Previously the police department and courts were housed in the City Building at 22 S. Main Street. For the first 36 years of its existence, Dayton had a police force of one marshal. In 1841, it grew to two and then gradually increased over the next 30 years. The city had grown enough by 1873 to require a larger and more permanent force, which was established by an act of the General Assembly. Currently, the city's municipal court system is housed in the adjacent building at 301 W. 3rd. The Dayton Police Department continues to maintain its continued...

Along the primary faτade on W 3rd Street, the site is defined by a manicured lawn with mature deciduous trees which flank the entrance to the building. A continuous sidewalk lines W 3rd Street. Vehicular access to the site is located at the western end of the parcel, which leads to a surface parking lot to the rear of the building.

Dayton City Directory 1954-1957; Dayton Metropolitan Library news clipping folder: \nDayton Daily News, 6/14/1956; History of the City of Dayton and Montgomery County Ohio, Rev. A.W. Drury, 1909; Montgomery County Auditor Property Search (http://www.mcrealestate.org/); American Architects Directory, 2nd Edition, 1956, American Institute of Architects

Good/Fair51. Condition of Property:

49. PIR Reviewer: LAR, CS 50. PIR Review Date: 09/20/2009

53. Affiliated Inventory NumbersHistoric (OHI)

Archaeological (OAI)

Rectangular

52. Historic Outbuildings & Dependencies

Date

Structure Type

Associated Activity

MOT-05152-151. No.

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4. Present Name(s) Dayton Safety Building5. Historic or Other Name(s) Dayton Safety Building

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T-05152-15

54. Farmstead Plan :

Report Associated With Project:

NADB #:

8. Site Plan with North Arrow

Bilateral symmetry

Symmetry:

Lateral axisOrientation:

RecessedDoor Position:

Three or moreDoor Selection:

MOT-05152-151. No.

Montgomery2. County

4. Present Name(s) Dayton Safety Building5. Historic or Other Name(s) Dayton Safety Building

MO

T-05152-15

42. Further Description of Important Interior and Exterior Features (Con't) western elevations. The Safety Building is linked to the Dayton Municipal Court Building to the east by a 2-story enclosed skywalk that intersects at the 4th and 5th floor levels. The rear is clad in brick with square fenestration openings with paired aluminum windows from the 2nd to the 4th floor levels, and fenestration at the 5th floor level which is identical to that on all other sides. At the top level of the northern elevation there is a connecting bridge that links the Safety Building to the County Jail to the north.

headquarters in the Dayton Safety Building.43. History and Significance (Con't)

44. Description of Environment and Outbuildings (Con't)

45. Sources (Con't)