Historic Inner East in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Stivers High School
1914
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 27, 2024
1. Stivers High School Marker
Erected by St. Anne's Hill Historic Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.
Location. 39° 45.506′ N, 84° 10.51′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Historic Inner East. It is at the intersection of East 5th Street and Milton Caniff Drive, on the left when traveling east on East 5th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1313 E 5th 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: 620 McLain (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Borghardt House (approx. 0.2 miles away); 133 La Belle Street (approx. Ό mile away); St. Mary Roman Catholic Church (approx. half a mile away); The Rubi Girls (approx. 0.6 miles away); Oregon Historic District (approx. 0.6 miles away); Miami Erie Canal between Third and Fifth Streets
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Regarding Stivers High School. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
Stivers is the second high school built in Dayton, Ohio and with the razing of Steele High School in the mid 1940's Stivers is now the oldest high school in the city of Dayton. The elaborate exterior and interior architecture of Stivers High School is the last remaining example of a Late Gothic Revival/Collegiate Gothic style school from its time period in the City of Dayton.
Stivers High School was originally surrounded by residential neighborhoods, which were considered the outlying areas ('suburbs') of downtown Dayton, Ohio. Stivers High School sits at north and west boundaries of St. Anne's Hill Historic District. The school was built as a manual training school for young people and to aid in the overcrowding at Steele High School (Dayton's first high school built in the mid 1850's) due to population growth within the city of Dayton as the agricultural economy shifted to an industrial and commercial economy during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Stivers is named for Captain Charles B. Stivers.He was a West Point graduate and pursued a military career before entering the educational field. Capt. Stivers came to Dayton in 1865 and was a science teacher at Central High School in 1867. He was made principal in 1872. Later Central became the new Steele High School on Main Street. Besides his quiet, gentle patience. Stivers was remembered for a long frock coat, frequently gesturing hands, and stroking beard and temples as he talked.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 27, 20242. Stivers High School Marker
Also see . . . Stivers High School (PDF). National Register nomination for the school, which was listed in 2001. (Prepared by Roberta J. Puterbaugh, St. Anne's Hill Historic Society; via National Archives) (Submitted on June 19, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 27, 2024
3. Stivers High School
It is now known as Stivers School for the Arts, the only public school in the Dayton City School District that has been designated as a grade 7-12 school.
From The Dayton Herald via Library of Congress (Public Domain), June 10, 1907
4. Capt. Charles Bryant Stivers (1834-1907)
Stivers, a Kentucky native and the school's namesake, came to Dayton in 1865 to become Commandant of the Western Military Academy. He joined the city's Central High School as a science teacher in 1867 and became its principal in 1873, a post he held for 23 years.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 441 times since then and 124 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 19, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
