{"nrhp_refnum":"08000591","name":"Dayton Canoe Club","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1020 Riverside Dr","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dayton","county":"Montgomery County","state":"OH","lat":39.77559000000008,"lon":-84.19664999999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-07-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Prairie Style clubhouse at 1020 Riverside Drive in Dayton, Ohio, on the west bank of the Great Miami River, built in 1913 with a one-story concrete addition in 1914.","why_significant":"The clubhouse is listed under Criterion A for entertainment/recreation and Criterion C for architecture. It served as a center for canoeing, regattas, excursions and social life in Dayton. It also reflects a popular recreational building type of the early 1900s.","narrative":"Built in 1913 on the bank of the Great Miami River at 1020 Riverside Drive, this Prairie Style clubhouse was designed for canoeing and social gatherings. Its first story is concrete and holds wooden canoe lockers with direct river access, while the frame upper story has clapboard siding, a projecting veranda and a ballroom with a barrel-vaulted ceiling. A concrete addition in 1914 added storage for more canoes. Inside, the clubroom keeps a brick fireplace, Stickley furniture and a Brunswick pool table. The club opened with a regatta in July 1913, just months after the Dayton flood, and went on to host regattas, canoe excursions to Troy and dances. Its popularity coincided with growing canoe sales in the city and with the rebuilding of the park across the river as Island Park. The building is recognized for its role in local recreation and for its architecture, with a significance period of 1913 to 1954.","period_of_significance":"1913-1954","architect_builder":"Undocumented, though Oliver Ritzert of Dayton, Ohio provided drawings for an addition. The first level was built by the Structural Concrete Company.","architectural_style":"Late 19th and early 20th century American Movements: Prairie School","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Exterior elevations are described as in good condition, with most original windows and many original doors intact. The property is still used for outdoor recreation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.317103-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/08000591.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000591/7f37557ab2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000591/7f37557ab2-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dayton_Canoe_Club.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dayton_Canoe_Club.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990520","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138610384"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/montgomery-county/dayton-canoe-club-08000591/"}