Dayton Fire Department Station No. 16 | |
 Site of the fire station | |
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| Location | 31 S. Jersey St., Dayton, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 39°45′53″N84°9′12″W / 39.76472°N 84.15333°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1909 |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003171 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 23, 1980 |
The Dayton Fire Department Station No. 16 was a historic fire station on the near east side of Dayton, Ohio, United States. An architectural landmark constructed in the early twentieth century, it was named a historic site seventy years after being built, but it is no longer extant.
Built of brick on a brick foundation, the station was covered with an asbestos roof and featured elements of wood and limestone. Most of the building was two-and-a-half stories tall and covered with a hip roof, although aberrations included a polygonal southeastern corner and a tower on the southern side. Three fire doors composed a significant part of the facade. [2] Constructed in 1909, [1] the station was built at a time when Dayton's city government was building numerous fire stations in high architectural styles; Station 16's most prominent details derived from the Neo-Renaissance and Gothic Revival styles. Among these details were the pointed arched doorways, a cornice with extensive bracketing, and elaborately shaped dormer windows; the building's overall plan was an unexceptional rectangle. The identity of its designer is unknown. [3]
In 1980, Fire Station 16 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places; it qualified for inclusion because of its distinctive architecture, [1] which surpassed that of virtually every other extant fire station in the city. [3] Despite this designation, the station has since been removed, and a recently constructed house occupies its place. [4]
