The Samuel N. Brown House is a historic residence in southern Dayton, Ohio, United States. Constructed in the 1870s for a prominent industrialist, it has been used for commercial purposes since the 1920s, and it has been named a historic site.
Samuel N. Brown House | |
 Front and southern side | |
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| Location | 1633 Wayne Ave., Dayton, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 39°44′42″N 84°10′11″W / 39.74500°N 84.16972°W |
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1875 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001075[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 11, 1977 |
Samuel N. Brown, the original resident, was the owner of the Dayton-based firm of S.N. Brown and Company. Founded in 1847, it produced parts for horse-drawn carriages, such as wheel hubs, spokes, and entire wheels. Brown arranged in 1875 for the construction of the house, which was sold to a local hospital in 1920 and operated it until their bankruptcy in 1923. Much of its history has been spent as the location of an antique shop,[2] although for a time in the 2000s it was used by Madisson House, a garment shop.[3]
The Brown House rests on a stone foundation and is covered with an asphalt roof; some sections of the walls are weatherboarded.[4] Built in the shape of the letter "T", the house features components such as a tower at the left of the facade, a prominent mansard roof, and a veranda placed around the whole facade. Under the roof, the eaves feature a cornice composed of brackets with frieze.[2] The house is a two-story structure with numerous dormer windows piercing the roof, most of them arched, while the first floor includes tall rectangular windows and some smaller square windows along with arches.[4] Among the smaller details, yet still prominent, is the railing surrounding the top of the tower.[2] Together, these elements produce the appearance of a Second Empire residence.[1]
In 1977, the Brown House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, qualifying because of its historically significant architecture and because of its connection to Samuel Brown. Another National Register-listed property, the Westbrock Funeral Home, is located across the street.[1]
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- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1027.
- ^ About Us, Madisson House, n.d. Accessed via Archive.org, 2008-09-14.
- ^ a b Brown, Samuel N. House, Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2014-02-23.