Walnut Hills in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Westbrock Funeral Home
1712 Wayne Ave
| | 1865 | |
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 27, 2024
1. Westbrock Funeral Home Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
Location. 39° 44.691′ N, 84° 10.125′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Walnut Hills. It is at the intersection of Wayne Avenue and Margaret Street, on the right when traveling north on Wayne Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1712 Wayne Ave, Dayton OH 45410, 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: Maurice R. Desjardins (approx. 0.2 miles away); Montgomery County Revolutionary War Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); T. C. Lindsey Gun (approx. half a mile away); Civil War Memorial Flag Pole (approx. half a mile away); Louis Wm. Rieker, Sr. Memorial (approx. half a mile away); DAR Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); J. C. Cline Gun (approx. half a mile away); Dayton Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.
Regarding Westbrock Funeral Home.
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Westbrock Funeral Home is significant in social history as the first funeral home in Dayton, exhibiting the beginning of a trend away from earlier storefront undertakers and funerals at home, to a separate mortuary facility encompassing all funeral-related services. Ben Westbrock used a prominent Italianate mansion, built in 1865, and successfully adapted it for his funeral home needs, while maintaining the integrity of the significant features of the house, do [sic] in part to the work of Albert Pretzinger, Dayton's most noted architect of the early 20th century.
Samuel D. Edgar (1806-1874), son of early pioneer Robert Edgar, had the Italianate house built in 1865. Samuel Edgar was an incorporator of The Dayton Hydraulic Company and the first street railroad which ran up Wayne Avenue to the Dayton State Hospital. The house was a wedding present for his daughter Margaret (1846-1923). Margaret's husband, Ezra Herrman (?-c. 1900), was a relatively unsuccessful merchant who disappeared from the record in 1889. Mrs. Margaret Herrman lived in the house with her children until 1901. Clem and Delia Kimmel, farm implements dealer, resided there from 1902 to 1919. They were followed by Albert Sensel, president of North Dayton Machine and Tool Company, and his wife Mary. The house was listed as vacant in 1922and one account indicates that the rear wing was severely damaged by a tornado. Westbrock adapted the house as a funeral home (never his residence) in 1922-23.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 27, 20242. Westbrock Funeral Home Marker
Also see . . .
1. Westbrock Funeral Home (PDF). National Register nomination for the property, which was listed in 1988. (Prepared by Loren S. Gannon, Gannon Historical Services; via National Archives) (Submitted on June 20, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. About Us. The Westbrock Funeral Home was founded in 1892 by Ben Westbrock. Today, the funeral home is still proudly family owned and operated by third and fourth generation Westbrock's. (Westbrock Funeral Home) (Submitted on June 20, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 27, 2024
3. Westbrock Funeral Home
Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 373 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
