{"nrhp_refnum":"06000695","name":"Kenilworth Avenue Historic District","other_names":["Dayton View Heights"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"1131-1203 Salem Ave., 701-761 Kenilworth","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dayton","county":"Montgomery County","state":"OH","lat":39.77589904550007,"lon":-84.21608057427943,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-08-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A planned suburban residential historic district of about 6.5 acres on the 700 block of Kenilworth Avenue in the Five Oaks (Dayton View Heights) area north of downtown Dayton, Ohio, developed from a 1903 plat with houses built mostly between 1908 and 1942.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district is significant for Community Planning and Development and for Architecture. It shows how streetcar lines and city water service opened suburban land north of Dayton, and its large, architect-quality houses display an eclectic range of Prairie, Craftsman, and period revival styles.","narrative":"Kenilworth Avenue Historic District is a 6.5-acre planned residential enclave on the 700 block of Kenilworth Avenue, north of downtown Dayton, Ohio. Platted in 1903 and developed mainly by William Darrow, who built his own large Craftsman house there in 1908, it filled in after 1917 once streetcar service and city water improvements reached the Salem Avenue corridor. The large, two-story homes sit on generous, landscaped lots with uniform setbacks, and one of five original concrete ponds survives. Houses built between 1917 and 1942 include Prairie, Craftsman, Georgian and Colonial Revival, Italian Renaissance, Tudor and English Revival designs, plus a late Cape Cod-style home. No architect has been identified, though the quality of design suggests professional involvement. The district retains much of its original character and counts 18 contributing and 4 noncontributing resources. It was listed for its role in suburban community planning and for its architecture.","period_of_significance":"1903-1942","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals (Tudor Revival, Georgian Revival, Colonial Revival, Italian Renaissance Revival); Prairie School; Bungalow/Craftsman","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Largely intact; the houses are mostly single-family dwellings, with one former residence now used as a dentist's office. Common changes include replaced roofing, some new windows and enclosed porches.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.125391-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/06000695.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000695/54009c6d37-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000695/54009c6d37-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_at_717_Kenilworth_Avenue_in_Dayton.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_at_717_Kenilworth_Avenue_in_Dayton.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990504","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenilworth_Avenue_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6389291"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/montgomery-county/kenilworth-avenue-historic-district-06000695/"}