Webster Station in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Inside the Library
| | Patterson Boulevard Canal Parkway | |
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 4, 2024
1. Inside the Library Marker
A grand, wood-paneled lobby (right) welcomed visitors to the Dayton Public Library during the late nineteenth century. A delivery desk built of black walnut was set prominently in view of visitors. Book stacks closed from public access were located in a book room to the east (seen to the left in the photograph). Arched doorways and colonnades led to reading rooms and work areas of the library.
From 1893, the second floor of the library housed a natural history museum. The eclectic collection included specimens from the natural world, foreign coins, Ancient Egyptian, Native American, and other diverse artifacts. As the library grew, the museum was moved to the Steele Building at Second and Ludlow Streets in 1921. It returned to the library, to the second floor of the new annex building in 1927, and appeared as shown in the photograph at left. It was moved again to the first floor of the former George Roberts Pump Factory in 1941. In 1958, the collection became part of the Dayton Museum of Natural History, renamed Boonshoft Museum of Discovery.
Erected 2017.
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Location. 39° 45.701′ N, 84° 11.225′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Webster Station. It is at the intersection of North Patterson Boulevard and East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on North Patterson Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 251 E 2nd St, Dayton OH 45402, 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 Dayton Metro Library (here, next to this marker); The "New" Library (here, next to this marker); The Library and the Flood (here, next to this marker); Cooper Park Before the Library (here,
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 4, 2024
2. Inside the Library Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 256 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
