National Historic Landmark - Colonel Charles Young House

National Historic Landmark - Colonel Charles Young House

This two story brick structure was the residence of Colonel Charles Young (1864-1922), the third Black person to graduate from West Point and the highest-ranking Black officer of the First World War.

Young ...

National Historic Landmark - Wright Flyer III

National Historic Landmark - Wright Flyer III

The Wright Flyer III (1905) is the world's first airplane capable of sustained controlled flight and suitable for practical applications.

It was with this airplane that the Wright Brothers perfected the technique of flying ...

National Historic Landmark -Wright Cycle Co and Wright Printing

National Historic Landmark -Wright Cycle Company And Wright Printing Shop

This building is the site where, from 1895 to 1897, Wilbur and Orville Wright began to manufacture their own brand of bicycles.

This activity contributed the know-how and financial resources ...

National Historic Landmark -W.P. SNYDER, JR. (Towboat)

National Historic Landmark -W.P. SNYDER, JR. (Towboat)

Towboats have been employed moving barges on all the navigable waters of the Western Rivers, and have been an important component of the American transportation system since the 1850s.

Few examples of any paddlewheel ...

National Historic Landmark -Village of Mariemont

National Historic Landmark -Village of Mariemont

Distinctive for its cohesive plan that incorporates both formal and informal elements and its overall landscape design that encompasses a network of parks and tree-lined streets and avenues, the Village of Mariemont is an outstanding ...

National Historic Landmark - Harriet Taylor Upton House

National Historic Landmark - Harriet Taylor Upton House

From 1883 to 1931, this was the home of Harriet Taylor Upton, an important figure in both the Woman Suffrage Movement and the Republican Party; in addition, the house was also the national ...

National Historic Landmark - John B. Tytus House

National Historic Landmark - John B. Tytus House

Lifelong home of John ButlerTytus (1875-1944), inventor of a practical hot, wide-strip, continuous steel-rolling process, which contributed significantly to the growth of the steel industry.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historical Landmarks

National Historic Landmark - William Howard Taft Home

National Historic Landmark - William Howard Taft Home

This is the birthplace and boyhood home of William Howard Taft (1857-1930), 27th President of the United States (1909-1913), a distinguished jurist who also served as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Courtesy ...

National Historic Landmark - Sunwatch Site

National Historic Landmark - Sunwatch Site

Sunwatch, formerly known as the Incinerator Site, is located on the west bank of the Great Miami River within the city limits of Dayton.

Ceramics, radio-carbon dates, and other evidence indicate that this open village ...

National Historic Landmark - Stan Hywet Hall

National Historic Landmark - Stan Hywet Hall

From 1915 to 1955, Stan Hywet Hall was the home of Frank Augustus Seiberling (1859-1955), founder of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and the Seiberling Rubber Company.

He was, like Harvey Firestone and B.F. ...