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Volume 6 Relation of U.B/EUB Virginia Conferences to Shenandoah University Dec. 26, 2013
#347 (Rev. J. W. Howe House): Detached house. Vernacular, ca. 1900. Wood frame (German
siding); 2 stories; gable roof (standing seam metal); 3-bay, gable-end facade; 3-bay porch. This is one
of a small group of gable-entry houses in Dayton, built at the turn of the century.
#350 (Shenandoah Seminary):
#355 (Shenandoah Seminary—Administration Building):
#363 (Hoenshel Birdcage House):
Buildings on East View Street—#290 (Dayton Methodist Church, now Christ Gospel Church):
Church. Gothic Revival, 1898. Brick (8-course American bond); 1 story; gable roof (standing seam
metal/slate); originally 2 bays, now 4 bays; no porch. The Dayton Methodist Church is one of several
brick Gothic Revival churches built in Dayton at the turn of the century.
Buildings on High Street—#270 (Professor Beall House): Detached house. Vernacular, I-house,
1890s. Wood frame (Masonite siding); 2 stories; hipped roof (standing seam metal); 3 bays; 3-bay
wooden porch. The Beall House is one of several I-houses with 2-story, 2-room-plan ells located on this
first block of High Street. Most date to the late 19th century.
#347 (J. S. H. Good House): Detached house. Vernacular/Victorian, 1900-10. Brick (stretcher
bond); 2 stories; gable roof (standing seam metal); 2 bays; 2-bay wooden porch wraps around north side.
One of several early 20th-century houses along the north end of High Street, this brick example displays
an irregular form embellished with shingled gables, stained-glass transoms, and Palladian windows.
Buildings on King Street—#150 (Shenandoah
College Snack Bar; Rocky Hall): College building, now
commercial. Vernacular, 1940s. Wood frame (German
siding); 1 story; gable roof (standing seam metal); 3-bay
gable-end facade. This long frame barracks contained
the snack bar for the college, and was one of several
barracks owned by the college and used for auxiliary services.
Davis on History of S.C., 1982-2008 98
#347 (Rev. J. W. Howe House): Detached house. Vernacular, ca. 1900. Wood frame (German
siding); 2 stories; gable roof (standing seam metal); 3-bay, gable-end facade; 3-bay porch. This is one
of a small group of gable-entry houses in Dayton, built at the turn of the century.
#350 (Shenandoah Seminary):
#355 (Shenandoah Seminary—Administration Building):
#363 (Hoenshel Birdcage House):
Buildings on East View Street—#290 (Dayton Methodist Church, now Christ Gospel Church):
Church. Gothic Revival, 1898. Brick (8-course American bond); 1 story; gable roof (standing seam
metal/slate); originally 2 bays, now 4 bays; no porch. The Dayton Methodist Church is one of several
brick Gothic Revival churches built in Dayton at the turn of the century.
Buildings on High Street—#270 (Professor Beall House): Detached house. Vernacular, I-house,
1890s. Wood frame (Masonite siding); 2 stories; hipped roof (standing seam metal); 3 bays; 3-bay
wooden porch. The Beall House is one of several I-houses with 2-story, 2-room-plan ells located on this
first block of High Street. Most date to the late 19th century.
#347 (J. S. H. Good House): Detached house. Vernacular/Victorian, 1900-10. Brick (stretcher
bond); 2 stories; gable roof (standing seam metal); 2 bays; 2-bay wooden porch wraps around north side.
One of several early 20th-century houses along the north end of High Street, this brick example displays
an irregular form embellished with shingled gables, stained-glass transoms, and Palladian windows.
Buildings on King Street—#150 (Shenandoah
College Snack Bar; Rocky Hall): College building, now
commercial. Vernacular, 1940s. Wood frame (German
siding); 1 story; gable roof (standing seam metal); 3-bay
gable-end facade. This long frame barracks contained
the snack bar for the college, and was one of several
barracks owned by the college and used for auxiliary services.
Davis on History of S.C., 1982-2008 98
