McCook Field in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Katharine Kennedy Brown

Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 19, 2018

1. Katharine Kennedy Brown Marker, side one

Inscription. Katharine Kennedy Brown (1891-1986), born in Dayton, was a leading figure in local, state, and national Republican politics. Soon after the 19th Amendment was passed In 1920, she earned a seat on the Montgomery County Republican Executive Committee. She moved up to the Ohio State Republican Central Committee in 1928 and to the Republican National Committee in 1932, and served on both until 1968. She founded the first Republican Women’s Club in the county.

As president of the Ohio Federation of Republican Women from 1940-1971, Katharine Kennedy Brown presided over a rise in membership that, by 1970, included 40,000 women in 369 clubs. Brown was an advisor to many prominent Republican office holders, including Senator Robert Taft, Governor James Rhodes, and President Richard Nixon. In 1921, she married Kleon Thaw Brown (1886-1925). Mrs. Brown was a director of the Dayton Art Institute from 1930 to 1947 and helped found the Comedy Club of Dayton, active from 1916 until 1925.

Erected 2017 by Dayton Regional STEM School, Ohio Federation of Republican Women and The Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 28-57.)

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Government & Politics • Women. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #37 Richard M. Nixon, and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.

Location. 39° 46.765′ N, 84° 11.04′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in McCook Field. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Webster Street and North Keowee Street. It is in the Salvation Army Dayton Krock Center compound. Ask at the front desk for access. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dayton OH 45404, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. McCook Field (approx. half a mile away); Testing, Testing, Testing (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named McCook Field (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hull's Rendezvous (approx. 0.7 miles away); Building Bridges-Fifth Street And Keowee Street Bridges (approx. 0.7 miles away); Josef Melan and The Melan System of Bridge Construction in America (approx. 0.7 miles away); Engineering and Urban Art-Helena Street Bridge also Known As Island Park Bridge

Katharine Kennedy Brown Marker, side two image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 19, 2018

2. Katharine Kennedy Brown Marker, side two

(approx. 0.7 miles away); A City Beautiful For The 21st Century (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.

The Duncarrick Mansion and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 19, 2018

3. The Duncarrick Mansion and Marker

The Duncarrick Mansion image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 19, 2018

4. The Duncarrick Mansion

Katharine Kennedy Brown’s birthplace and life-long residence. It was placed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

The Salvation Army Kroc Center and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 19, 2018

5. The Salvation Army Kroc Center and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 549 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 9, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.