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printing houses in the south, and was dedicated to the preservation of the character-note form of musical
instruction. The second of their printing offices in Dayton, this building has been altered very little
since its construction and still houses a printing company run by the grandson of one of its founders.
#285 (J. H. Ruebush House): Detached house. Vernacular/Victorian, 1890s. Wood frame (vinyl
siding now; originally German siding and 4 percent shingle); 2 stories; gable roof (standing seam metal);
2 bays; 2-bay wooden porch. This irregular design had been elaborately embellished with a shingled
second story, carved window cornices, and gable screens, but this finish was removed when the present
vinyl siding was added.
#305 (Prof. J. H. Hall House): Detached house. Victorian/Vernacular, 1898. Brick (stretcher
bond); 2 stories; gable and hipped roof (slate); 4 bays; modern 1-bay, side porch. This picturesque
design is one of the most stylish turn-of-the-century buildings on College Street. Prof. Hall, its original
owner, was involved with the Ruebush-Kieffer Company for many years.
#315 (James H. Ruebush House): Detached house. Victorian/Vernacular, 1904. Brick (stretcher
bond); 2 stories; gable roof (slate); 2 bays; modern, 1-bay metal porch. James Ruebush, head of the
music department 14 and former president of Shenandoah College, built his house near the college
campus. It is one of several stylish houses built on College Street in the early 20th century. The
Ruebush family moved here from 285 College Street in 1904.
#325 (Kieffer Memorial Gymnasium and Auditorium):
Presently a store; built as a college building. Colonial Revival,
1930. Brick (Flemish facade with glazed headers); 2 stories on
raised basement; gable roof (composition); symmetrical 5-bay
facade; 2-story, l-bay porch with round wooden columns and metal
balustrade. The Kieffer Gymnasium is the most recent major
building constructed by Shenandoah College. Situated directly on
College Street, this large building reveals the growth and popularity
of the college by 1930.
#335 (J. Winton Hott House): Detached house. Vernacular/Victorian, 1898. Brick (7-course
American bond with Flemish variant); 2 stories; intersecting gable roof (slate); 2 bays; 2-bay porch,
wraps around each side. The Hott House is one of several stylish late 19th-century brick dwellings built
on College Street.
#340 (Howe Memorial Hall):
College building now used as
apartment building. Gothic-inspired
Collegiate, 1899-1901. Brick; 2
stories; hipped roof (slate);
asymmetrical 4-bay facade; modern, l-
bay metal porch. The oldest building
constructed by Shenandoah College, Howe Hall reflects the
Italianate and Gothic styles that often characterized turn-of-the-
century collegiate buildings.
#341 (A. P. Funkhouser House): Detached house. Decorated Vernacular, mid-19th century.
Wood frame and log (German siding); 2 stories; gable roof (standing seam metal); asymmetrical 4-bay
facade; 2-bay recessed -20 porch with sawn balustrade. According to local history sources, this unusual
frame design actually incorporates an older log structure. As the original street in Dayton, College
Street was probably lined with a variety of small frame and log houses in the mid-19th century.
Davis on History of S.C., 1982-2008 97
printing houses in the south, and was dedicated to the preservation of the character-note form of musical
instruction. The second of their printing offices in Dayton, this building has been altered very little
since its construction and still houses a printing company run by the grandson of one of its founders.
#285 (J. H. Ruebush House): Detached house. Vernacular/Victorian, 1890s. Wood frame (vinyl
siding now; originally German siding and 4 percent shingle); 2 stories; gable roof (standing seam metal);
2 bays; 2-bay wooden porch. This irregular design had been elaborately embellished with a shingled
second story, carved window cornices, and gable screens, but this finish was removed when the present
vinyl siding was added.
#305 (Prof. J. H. Hall House): Detached house. Victorian/Vernacular, 1898. Brick (stretcher
bond); 2 stories; gable and hipped roof (slate); 4 bays; modern 1-bay, side porch. This picturesque
design is one of the most stylish turn-of-the-century buildings on College Street. Prof. Hall, its original
owner, was involved with the Ruebush-Kieffer Company for many years.
#315 (James H. Ruebush House): Detached house. Victorian/Vernacular, 1904. Brick (stretcher
bond); 2 stories; gable roof (slate); 2 bays; modern, 1-bay metal porch. James Ruebush, head of the
music department 14 and former president of Shenandoah College, built his house near the college
campus. It is one of several stylish houses built on College Street in the early 20th century. The
Ruebush family moved here from 285 College Street in 1904.
#325 (Kieffer Memorial Gymnasium and Auditorium):
Presently a store; built as a college building. Colonial Revival,
1930. Brick (Flemish facade with glazed headers); 2 stories on
raised basement; gable roof (composition); symmetrical 5-bay
facade; 2-story, l-bay porch with round wooden columns and metal
balustrade. The Kieffer Gymnasium is the most recent major
building constructed by Shenandoah College. Situated directly on
College Street, this large building reveals the growth and popularity
of the college by 1930.
#335 (J. Winton Hott House): Detached house. Vernacular/Victorian, 1898. Brick (7-course
American bond with Flemish variant); 2 stories; intersecting gable roof (slate); 2 bays; 2-bay porch,
wraps around each side. The Hott House is one of several stylish late 19th-century brick dwellings built
on College Street.
#340 (Howe Memorial Hall):
College building now used as
apartment building. Gothic-inspired
Collegiate, 1899-1901. Brick; 2
stories; hipped roof (slate);
asymmetrical 4-bay facade; modern, l-
bay metal porch. The oldest building
constructed by Shenandoah College, Howe Hall reflects the
Italianate and Gothic styles that often characterized turn-of-the-
century collegiate buildings.
#341 (A. P. Funkhouser House): Detached house. Decorated Vernacular, mid-19th century.
Wood frame and log (German siding); 2 stories; gable roof (standing seam metal); asymmetrical 4-bay
facade; 2-bay recessed -20 porch with sawn balustrade. According to local history sources, this unusual
frame design actually incorporates an older log structure. As the original street in Dayton, College
Street was probably lined with a variety of small frame and log houses in the mid-19th century.
Davis on History of S.C., 1982-2008 97
