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

Corliss Engine Building

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 22, 2021

1. Corliss Engine Building Marker

Inscription.
Built in 1902 for NCR, components of this 210-ton Corliss Engine were pulled from Dayton's freight yards to the NCR factory by five teams of horses.

This is one of the two steam-powered Corliss Engines NCR used from 1902 to 1948. The engines generated electricity for NCR's 27 factory buildings.

NCR's Corliss Engines also supplied electricity to downtown Dayton following the disastrous 1913 Flood that killed more than 360 people across the Miami Valley.

The yellow sandstone bricks and large windows of this building represent the look of the former NCR factory buildings.

Built in 1949 in Carillon Historical Park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 39° 43.694′ N, 84° 12.068′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in University Park. It can be reached from Carillon Boulevard 0.2 miles west of South Patterson Boulevard, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dayton OH 45439, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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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: United States Naval Computing Machine Laboratory (a few steps from this marker); Sugar Camp / WAVES Cabin 22 (a few steps from this marker); Sugar Camp WAVES Cabin (a few steps from this marker); Dayton Sales (within shouting distance of this marker); Deeds Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old River Park Swimming Pool Light Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); Wright Cycle Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Wright Hall (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.

Corliss Engine Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 22, 2021

2. Corliss Engine Building

Corliss Engine Display image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 22, 2021

3. Corliss Engine Display

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 22, 2021

4. Corliss Engine Display

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 22, 2021

5. Corliss Engine Display

Nearby indoor signage image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 22, 2021

6. Nearby indoor signage

Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 782 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 23, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 6. submitted on March 15, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.