Dayton Fire Station No. 14
Why it's listed
Built in 1901 at 1422 North Main Street, Dayton Fire Station No. 14 is a two-story brick firehouse in the Mission style, measuring 36 by 62 feet with a full basement. A square three-story hose drying tower projects from the south side, and curved, parapeted gable ends mark the roofline. Seven battered brick buttresses with limestone foundations support steel beams inside, and the front balcony has octagonal columns with Byzantine-style capitals. The design was by Peters, Burns, & Pretzinger. The station is notable as a rare Mission style public building in Dayton and for the craftsmanship of its construction, with records surviving for many of the workers. It also marks a change in firefighting: Hose Company #14 was the last in the city to use horse-drawn equipment, making its final such run in 1917 with horses named Hans Wagner and Ty Cobb. The company worked from the building for seventy-eight years. The station is now vacant and owned by the city.
Significance in brief: The nomination cites it as a fine example of Mission style architecture as interpreted by Midwestern architects around 1900, and a rare use of that style for a public building in Dayton. It also notes that Hose Company #14 was the last Dayton fire company to use horse-drawn apparatus, with its last horse-drawn run in 1917.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 80003172, listed September 27, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1422 N. Main St., Dayton |
|---|---|
| County | Montgomery County |
| Listed | September 27, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80003172 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1900- (specific date 1901) |
| Architect / builder | Peters, Burns, & Pretzinger |
| Architectural style | Mission style |
| Areas of significance | Politics/Government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as unoccupied and vacant, owned by the City of Dayton; condition rated fair and described as unaltered on its original site. |
| Acreage | 0.3 |
| Coordinates | 39.77723, -84.20258 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 80003172.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5243528
- This listing as JSON
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