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Volume 6 Relation of U.B/EUB Virginia Conferences to Shenandoah University Dec. 26, 2013
Buildings on Main Street—#202 (Dayton Church of the Brethren): Church. Gothic Revival
(additions). Original portion 1856, additions 1929, 1955, 1959. Original church: brick (7-8-course
American bond); 1 story; gable roof (standing seam metal); 3-bay side walls. This church began as a
small, rectangular brick structure, currently in the northeast corner of the present church building.
Several 20th-century Gothic Revival designs have been added around the older church. Although used
by a variety of congregations when first built, since 1883 it has been used only by the Church of the
Brethren. This is the oldest church building in Dayton.
#222 (Thomas House, formerly, Thomas Bakery): Detached
house. Vernacular, 1830-40; addition 1854. Brick (6-course
American bond; 5-10-course American bond); 2 stories; gable roof
(standing seam metal); original 4-bay facade with 1-bay addition;
20th-century 4-bay porch. The original double-pile. 4 block was
enlarged by a 1-bay south addition to create a double-pile, central-
passage plan by 1854. The Thomas House is one of the largest of a
group of early to mid-19th-century brick houses in Dayton, and one
of a line of three such houses on Main Street at the “Triangle.”
#229 (Dayton United Brethren Church): Church. Gothic Revival, 1904-05. Brick (6-course
American bond with Flemish variant); 2 stories; gable roof (slate and standing seam metal); 5-bay
facade, including 1918 addition. Built by the Eutsler Brothers as contractors and the Shrum Brothers as
masons, the U.B. Church is one of the finest early 20th-century churches in Dayton. Its presence on
Main Street creates a diversified commercial district.
#360 (Captain W. H. Ruebush House): Detached house. Vernacular/Foursquare, 1910. Wood
frame (weatherboard); 2½ stories; hipped roof (composition); 2 bays; 2-bay porch, with enclosed porch
along south side. Captain Ruebush, who taught music at Shenandoah College and worked with the
Ruebush-Kieffer Printing Company, was the original owner of this house. Its foursquare design is
typical of Dayton building in the early 20th century.
Buildings on Maple Lane—#327/337 (Shenandoah
College Infirmary): College infirmary. Vernacular,
1940s. Wood frame (German siding); 1 story; gable roof
(composition); 3-bay gable-end facade, 11-bay
longitudinal walls; 1-bay gable-end porch. This long
frame barracks is one of several mid-20th-century
buildings constructed by the College, but because of their
association with the College and their similarity in scale
and materials, these buildings do contribute to the historic district.
Davis on History of S.C., 1982-2008 99
Buildings on Main Street—#202 (Dayton Church of the Brethren): Church. Gothic Revival
(additions). Original portion 1856, additions 1929, 1955, 1959. Original church: brick (7-8-course
American bond); 1 story; gable roof (standing seam metal); 3-bay side walls. This church began as a
small, rectangular brick structure, currently in the northeast corner of the present church building.
Several 20th-century Gothic Revival designs have been added around the older church. Although used
by a variety of congregations when first built, since 1883 it has been used only by the Church of the
Brethren. This is the oldest church building in Dayton.
#222 (Thomas House, formerly, Thomas Bakery): Detached
house. Vernacular, 1830-40; addition 1854. Brick (6-course
American bond; 5-10-course American bond); 2 stories; gable roof
(standing seam metal); original 4-bay facade with 1-bay addition;
20th-century 4-bay porch. The original double-pile. 4 block was
enlarged by a 1-bay south addition to create a double-pile, central-
passage plan by 1854. The Thomas House is one of the largest of a
group of early to mid-19th-century brick houses in Dayton, and one
of a line of three such houses on Main Street at the “Triangle.”
#229 (Dayton United Brethren Church): Church. Gothic Revival, 1904-05. Brick (6-course
American bond with Flemish variant); 2 stories; gable roof (slate and standing seam metal); 5-bay
facade, including 1918 addition. Built by the Eutsler Brothers as contractors and the Shrum Brothers as
masons, the U.B. Church is one of the finest early 20th-century churches in Dayton. Its presence on
Main Street creates a diversified commercial district.
#360 (Captain W. H. Ruebush House): Detached house. Vernacular/Foursquare, 1910. Wood
frame (weatherboard); 2½ stories; hipped roof (composition); 2 bays; 2-bay porch, with enclosed porch
along south side. Captain Ruebush, who taught music at Shenandoah College and worked with the
Ruebush-Kieffer Printing Company, was the original owner of this house. Its foursquare design is
typical of Dayton building in the early 20th century.
Buildings on Maple Lane—#327/337 (Shenandoah
College Infirmary): College infirmary. Vernacular,
1940s. Wood frame (German siding); 1 story; gable roof
(composition); 3-bay gable-end facade, 11-bay
longitudinal walls; 1-bay gable-end porch. This long
frame barracks is one of several mid-20th-century
buildings constructed by the College, but because of their
association with the College and their similarity in scale
and materials, these buildings do contribute to the historic district.
Davis on History of S.C., 1982-2008 99
