University Park in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Deeds Barn

the Replica

— With the Original, in It’s Third Location —

Deeds Barn Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 20, 2017

1. Deeds Barn Marker

Inscription. Being too busy to change the phonograph record, the men working in this building listened to the song, “When You and I Were Young, Maggie” over and over through the night.

This is a replica of the carriage barn that stood behind the home of Edward and Edith Deeds at 319 Central Avenue in Dayton.

In the original barn, from 1908 to 1912, a group of young engineers and inventors headed by Deeds and Charles F. Kettering developed the modern electric automobile ignition, starter and lighting systems. Nicknamed the “Barn Gang,” the group became the nucleus of the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (DELCO).

Replica built in 1949 in Carillon Historical Park.

signage funded by Warren E. and Thelma L. Snyder The third marker (inside) reads;
Deeds Barn
In this barn once located at 319 Central Avenue in Dayton, Charles Franklin Kettering invented the electric ignition and the self- starter which revolutionized the automobile industry and in 1909 led to the founding of the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (Delco). Kettering formed a partnership with NCR executive Edward A, Deeds and the barn which stood behind the Deeds home became Kettering’s workshop. Listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, the Deeds barn was saved from destruction by the Kettering- Moraine Museum and Historical Society which continues to restore and maintain it. erected by the Montgomery County Historical Society-1975

Erected by Warren

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E. and Thelma L. Snyder.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 39° 43.695′ N, 84° 12.041′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in University Park. It can be reached from Carillon Boulevard. Marker is in Carillon Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Carillon Blvd, Dayton OH 45409, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Old River Park Swimming Pool Light Tower (a few steps from this marker); Sugar Camp / WAVES Cabin 22 (a few steps from this marker); Newcom House (a few

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 20, 2017

2. Deeds Barn Marker

full view of marker, outside of the replica barn

steps from this marker); United States Naval Computing Machine Laboratory (a few steps from this marker); Sugar Camp WAVES Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Old River Park Swimming Pool Light Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); Corliss Engine Building (within shouting distance of this marker); William Morris House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.

More about this marker. The original barn, and the third marker, are inside the Heritage Center of Dayton Manufacturing & Entrepreneurship

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 20, 2017

3. Deeds Barn Marker

the marker is just to the right of the front door

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 22, 2021

4. Deeds Barn Marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 20, 2017

5. Deeds Barn Marker

the original barn, inside the "Heritage Center"

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 20, 2017

6. Deeds Barn Marker

old picture of the barn in its original location

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 20, 2017

7. Deeds Barn Marker

the "third" marker, inside the "Heritage Center". Compare to HMDB #11032 "Deeds Barn"

Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 824 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 20, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 4. submitted on March 15, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 5, 6, 7. submitted on November 20, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.