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Gummer House
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National Register of Historic Places

Gummer House

On the National Register since 197848 years
Spanish RevivalListed 1978Dayton
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About Gummer House

Gummer House, at 1428 Huffman Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 17, 1978. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Spanish Revival, as it does for 3 other Ohio listings.

What it isHistoric house in Dayton, Ohio, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 34 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 15 minutes

1428 Huffman Ave., Dayton · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Gummer HouseStart here
  2. 2Oscar M. Gottschall HouseAmerican Gothic · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3John R. Reynolds HouseSecond Empire · next door
  4. 4Philip E. Gilbert HousesQueen Anne · 0.1 mi on
Around it

19 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BDayton Fire Department Station No. 16Renaissance Revival0.7 miBLewis Kemp HouseSaltbox0.9 miBNewcom HouseGreek Revival1.1 miBNicholas Ohmer HouseVictorian1.3 miBSt. Mary Roman Catholic ChurchRomanesque · Built 19061.3 miDHuffman Historic DistrictVictorian Italianate1.3 miBSouthern Ohio Lunatic AsylumVictorian Italianate1.6 miBJonah Bull HouseColonial Revival1.6 miBWestbrock Funeral HomeItalianate1.6 miDSaint Anne's Hill Historic DistrictVernacular1.6 miBSamuel N. Brown HouseSecond Empire1.7 miBJacob O. Joyce HouseQueen Anne1.7 miBMarcus Bossler HouseSecond Empire1.7 miDWoodland Cemetery Association of Dayton Historic DistrictLate 19th and early 20th Century Revivals1.9 miBSig's General StoreLate 19th and early 20th Century Prairie1.9 miBSt. Adalbert Polish Catholic ChurchSutter, Frank · Built 19041.9 miDSouth Park Historic District (Boundary Increase)Folk Victorian2 miDSouth Park Historic DistrictVernacular2 mi
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DDayton Motor Car Company Historic DistrictDistrict2 mi

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Questions about Gummer House

Is Gummer House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 17, 1978 (Register number 78002145).

Is Gummer House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Ohio has 73 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Hawthorn Hill, 3 miles away.

Can you visit Gummer House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Gummer House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 34 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 71990450 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.