National Historic Landmark -W.P. SNYDER, JR. (Towboat)

National Historic Landmark -W.P. SNYDER, JR. (Towboat)

Towboats have been employed moving barges on all the navigable waters of the Western Rivers, and have been an important component of the American transportation system since the 1850s.

Few examples of any paddlewheel ...

National Historic Landmark -Village of Mariemont

National Historic Landmark -Village of Mariemont

Distinctive for its cohesive plan that incorporates both formal and informal elements and its overall landscape design that encompasses a network of parks and tree-lined streets and avenues, the Village of Mariemont is an outstanding ...

National Historic Landmark - Harriet Taylor Upton House

National Historic Landmark - Harriet Taylor Upton House

From 1883 to 1931, this was the home of Harriet Taylor Upton, an important figure in both the Woman Suffrage Movement and the Republican Party; in addition, the house was also the national ...

National Historic Landmark - John B. Tytus House

National Historic Landmark - John B. Tytus House

Lifelong home of John ButlerTytus (1875-1944), inventor of a practical hot, wide-strip, continuous steel-rolling process, which contributed significantly to the growth of the steel industry.

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National Historic Landmark - William Howard Taft Home

National Historic Landmark - William Howard Taft Home

This is the birthplace and boyhood home of William Howard Taft (1857-1930), 27th President of the United States (1909-1913), a distinguished jurist who also served as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

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National Historic Landmark - Sunwatch Site

National Historic Landmark - Sunwatch Site

Sunwatch, formerly known as the Incinerator Site, is located on the west bank of the Great Miami River within the city limits of Dayton.

Ceramics, radio-carbon dates, and other evidence indicate that this open village ...

National Historic Landmark - Stan Hywet Hall

National Historic Landmark - Stan Hywet Hall

From 1915 to 1955, Stan Hywet Hall was the home of Frank Augustus Seiberling (1859-1955), founder of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and the Seiberling Rubber Company.

He was, like Harvey Firestone and B.F. ...

National Historic Landmark - Spring Grove Cemetery

National Historic Landmark - Spring Grove Cemetery

Spring Grove Cemetery is nationally significant as the original site and model for the landscape-lawn concept, the dominant trend in American cemetery design from the mid-nineteenth century until well into the 20th century.

Spring ...

National Historic Landmark-Spiegel Grove

National Historic Landmark - Spiegel Grove (Rutherford B. Hayes Summer Home)

Completed in 1863 and later enlarged, Spiegel Grove was built as a summer home for Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893), 19th President of the United States (1877-1881).

Both Hayes and ...

National Historic Landmark-Spacecraft Propulsion Facility (B-2)

National Historic Landmark - Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility (B-2)

This site is significant in the development of the Centaur Rocket, which has launched some of America's most important space probes.

This facility enabled engineers to hot-fire full-scale Centaur engines in ...