Julienne Girls Catholic High School
Also known as: Notre Dame Academy de Julienne; Dayton Christian School; Dayton Public School
Why it's listed
Julienne Girls Catholic High School is a brick and limestone school building on Homewood Avenue in Dayton, Ohio, on a hillside overlooking downtown. Built in 1926 and joined by a faculty building and chapel in 1928, the complex was designed by Dayton architect Howard W. Germann in the Classical Revival style. A three-story central block is flanked by two-story wings, and a limestone-faced entrance has round arches, keystones and engaged columns. Both buildings use fireproof construction, and the interiors keep terrazzo floors, wood wainscoting, original doors and a nearly original chapel. A one-story walkway added around the 1930s links the buildings and encloses a courtyard. The school served as Dayton's only Catholic girls' high school until 1973, when it merged with the boys' school. Dayton Christian Schools then used it until 2004, followed by Dayton Public Schools. Its listing rests on its architecture and its high degree of preserved integrity.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the school is a representative example of an early twentieth-century Classical Revival educational building. It retains a high degree of integrity in location, materials, design and association. It also reflects the Cincinnati Archdiocese's expansion of Catholic secondary education in the Dayton area during the 1920s.
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 08001297, listed January 8, 2009. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 325 Homewood Ave., Dayton |
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| County | Montgomery County |
| Listed | January 8, 2009 |
| Reference number | 08001297 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1926-1928 |
| Architect / builder | Architect Howard W. Germann; builder not documented but likely Hunt-Danis |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Classical Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The building is described as currently vacant. It is owned by Dayton Public Schools, which has stated plans to demolish it and build a new school on the site. |
| Acreage | 9 |
| Coordinates | 39.77607, -84.20484 (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 08001297.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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