- Title, side A
- Dayton Woman's Club
- Text, side A
- Community leader Robert Steele built the house that became the Dayton Woman's Club between 1845 and 1850. Napoleon Bonaparte Darst, a wealthy merchant, bought the residence in 1861. After the Civil War he refurbished the structure, updating it to the then-popular Second Empire style. In 1916, Darst's heirs sold the house to the newly-formed Dayton Woman's Club. Mrs. Marie Kumler (1856-1925), first president of the Club and the Dayton Federation of Women's Clubs led efforts to raise the $25,000 to purchase the property. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and the Club celebrated 100 years here in 2016.
- Sponsors
- City of Dayton, Department of Planning and Community Development; The Ohio History Connection
- Address
- 225 N. Ludlow Street
Dayton, OH 45402 - Location
- In Front of Club
- Coordinates
- Latitude: 39.7633600, Longitude: -84.1948500.
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