Midtown Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Armory
| | Patterson Boulevard Canal Parkway | |
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 5, 2025
1. The Armory Marker
The Armory building is located at the intersection of Patterson Boulevard and Sixth Street on the west boundary of the Oregon Historic District. The building was constructed in 1893 by John Schenk. Its primary purpose was to hold drilling exercises of the Ohio National Guard regiment. However, considering its proximity to Dayton's nineteenth and early twentieth century industrial district, portions of the building were used by industrial tenants from very early on. The early tenants of the Armory included the Borchers Carriage Company (1910s) and the Buyers Paper Company (from about 1918), which used the building as a warehouse. A tobacco company and an elevator manufacturing company joined this list of tenants during the mid-twentieth century.
Left image: The Hoglen Brothers lumberyard (later, the Hauck lumberyard) was located on the site of the Armory, between the Miami Erie Canal and the canal branch. The 1875 lithograph shows the property looking south toward the confluence of the canal branch to the left and the Miami Erie Canal right of the railroad.
Right image: The Armory Building as seen in about 1920.
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Location. 39° 45.342′ N, 84° 11.264′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Midtown Dayton. It is at the intersection of South Patterson Boulevard and East 6th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Patterson Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 322 E 6th 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: Adaptive Reuse of the Armory (here, next to this marker); The Canal and the Parkway (here, next to this marker); The Canal and Industrial Growth
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 5, 2025
2. The Armory Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 6, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
