{"nrhp_refnum":"77001078","name":"Taylorsville Canal Inn","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"4240 Taylorsville Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dayton","county":"Montgomery County","state":"OH","lat":39.863426007000044,"lon":-84.16494703699999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-11-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-story brick, H-shaped Greek Revival building at 4240 Taylorsville Road in Wayne Township, near Dayton, Ohio, facing the old Miami and Erie Canal trace. It dates from about 1834, or possibly 1845-1850, and is traditionally identified as a canal inn.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as an excellent example of a Greek Revival canal inn on the Miami and Erie Canal. Its orientation toward the canal and its physical layout make use as an inn almost certain, although that cannot be proved from the historical record. Its Greek Revival interior trim is described as excellently preserved.","narrative":"Near Dayton in Wayne Township, this two-story brick building at 4240 Taylorsville Road is shaped like the letter H and faces the trace of the Miami and Erie Canal. Its Greek Revival details include a pedimented gable at each of the four ends, box cornices with friezes, six-over-six windows with stone lintels and sills, and a doorway with a cornice. Inside, the entrance hall has a dog-leg stair, and transoms and decorative moulding survive. Records suggest Samuel Koogler built it around 1834, as the canal extension north from Dayton was under construction. Tradition holds that it served as a canal inn, and its siting and layout support that view, though the use cannot be proved. Later changes include an enclosed porch and a veranda added about 1954 and a parlor mantel from about 1973. It was listed as a fine representation of a Greek Revival canal inn, with the former village of Taylorsville having faded away around it.","period_of_significance":"C. 1834 or 1845-1850","architect_builder":"Samuel Koogler (deduced from the public record as the builder, c. 1834)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as a private residence, occupied. Later alterations include an enclosed side porch and a veranda (both c. 1954) and a modernized parlor mantel (c. 1973). The form says a minor restoration would return it to its 1836 appearance.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.848575-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/77001078.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990593","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/montgomery-county/taylorsville-canal-inn-77001078/"}