Dunbar Historic District

Historic district in Ohio, United States

United States historic place


Dunbar Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Dunbar Street in the district
39°45′23″N 84°13′8″W / 39.75639°N 84.21889°W / 39.75639; -84.21889
Built	1870
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	80003174^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 30, 1980

The Dunbar Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district on S Paul Laurence Dunbar Street in Dayton, Ohio. The district is famous for being the home of Paul Laurence Dunbar.

On June 30, 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places

A larger area known as Wright-Dunbar (or Mound-Horace) is bounded roughly by US 35, Broadway Street, West Third Street and the Great Miami River. This district has also been known for housing many ethnic groups such as Hungarians, Romanians, and African Americans. After World War I the Wright-Dunbar area was known as the cultural and commercial center of Dayton's African American community. Many black-owned stores, shops, and theatres gained popularity in Dayton, such as the "Palace Theatre". Decades later, in the 1950s and 1960s, much of the area was damaged during riots, urban renewal, and the construction of Interstate 75. Later, through an effort by the city of Dayton and the county, many of the houses in the district were brought back to life again.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

External links

Preservation Dayton
Welcome to Wright Dunbar, Inc. | Wright Dunbar
Press Release - Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)
Mrs. Bush's Remarks After Visit to Wright-Dunbar Village
https://web.archive.org/web/20070929031037/http://www.projdel.com/Wright-Dunbar.pdf
HUDUSER Survey

National Register of Historic Places in Ohio

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v t e Neighborhoods of Dayton, Ohio
Nationally recognized historic districts	Central Avenue Dayton View Dunbar East Third Street Grafton Hill Huffman Kenilworth Avenue Kossuth Colony McPherson Town Oregon St. Anne's Hill South Park West Third Street Rockwood-Grafton Forest-Squirrel
Downtown	Downtown Midtown Webster Station
FROC	Fairview Five Oaks Grafton Hill Hillcrest McPherson Town Mount Vernon North Riverdale Philadelphia Woods Riverdale Santa Clara
Northeast	DeWeese Forest Ridge/Quail Hollow Gateway Kittyhawk McCook Field Northridge Estates Old North Dayton Pheasant Hill
Southeast	Belmont Burkhardt Eastern Hills Eastmont Hearthstone Historic Inner East Linden Heights Oregon Patterson Park Shroyer Park South Park Springfield Twin Towers University Park Walnut Hills Wright View
Innerwest	Carillon Edgemont Five Points MacFarlane Miami Chapel Roosevelt Wolf Creek
Southwest	Arlington Heights Fairlane Germantown Meadows Highview Hills Lakeview Little Richmond Madden Hills Pineview Residence Park Stoney Ridge Westwood
Northwest	College Hill Cornell Heights Dayton View Triangle Greenwich Village Northern Hills Old Dayton View Princeton Heights University Row

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