Dunbar Historic District


Dunbar Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Dunbar Street in the district
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Location	Dayton, Ohio
Coordinates	39°45′23″N 84°13′8″W / 39.75639°N 84.21889°W / 39.75639; -84.21889Coordinates: 39°45′23″N 84°13′8″W / 39.75639°N 84.21889°W / 39.75639; -84.21889
Built	1870
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP Reference #	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 Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

External links

National Register of Historic Places in Ohio

Lists by county	Adams Allen Ashland Ashtabula Athens Auglaize Belmont Brown Butler Carroll Champaign Clark Clermont Clinton Columbiana Coshocton Crawford Cuyahoga Darke Defiance Delaware Erie Fairfield Fayette Franklin Fulton Gallia Geauga Greene Guernsey Hamilton Hancock Hardin Harrison Henry Highland Hocking Holmes Huron Jackson Jefferson Knox Lake Lawrence Licking Logan Lorain Lucas Madison Mahoning Marion Medina Meigs Mercer Miami Monroe Montgomery Morgan Morrow Muskingum Noble Ottawa Paulding Perry Pickaway Pike Portage Preble Putnam Richland Ross Sandusky Scioto Seneca Shelby Stark Summit Trumbull Tuscarawas Union Van Wert Vinton Warren Washington Wayne Williams Wood Wyandot

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Other lists	Bridges Cuyahoga Valley National Park National Historic Landmarks

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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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