Grafton Hill in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Dayton Art Institute Centennial

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 29, 2020

1. The Dayton Art Institute Centennial Marker

Inscription. The Dayton Art Institute, one of the region's premier fine arts museums, was founded in 1919 as the Dayton Museum of Arts. Founding patrons included Orville Wright, members of the Patterson family, and philanthropist Julia Shaw Patterson Carnell, who donated a mansion for the museum's first home. In 1923, the museum changed its name to The Dayton Art Institute to reflect the growing importance of its art school, which operated until 1974. After outgrowing its first home, Carnell contributed $2 million for a new building designed by architect Edward B. Green. Completed in 1930 and modeled after two sixteenth century Italian Renaissance villas, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 as a preeminent example of Second Renaissance Revival architecture. As it commemorates its centennial, The Dayton Art Institute continues to serve the community with exhibitions, educational programs, and events.

Erected 2019 by The Dayton Art Institute and The Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 31-57.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music

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• Education. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.

Location. 39° 45.918′ N, 84° 12.1′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Grafton Hill. It is at the intersection of Riverview Avenue and Belmont Park, on the left on Riverview Avenue. The marker is on the riverfront, between the Art Institute and the Masonic Lodge. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 456 Belmonte Park E, Dayton OH 45405, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the 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: Dayton Masonic Temple (within shouting distance of this marker); America and Greece Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 29, 2020

2. The Dayton Art Institute Centennial Marker

marker, as seen from a distance, with the Art Institute in the background

(about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Dayton's First Electric Generating Station (about 700 feet away); The Stari Most (Old Bridge) (approx. 0.3 miles away); Novi Grad Historic City Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sarajevo Vijećnica (City Hall) (approx. 0.3 miles away); 212 Central Avenue (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hanitch-Huffman House (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2020, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 397 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 30, 2020, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.