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Stivers High School
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National Register of Historic Places

Stivers High School

Also known as Stivers Manual Training High School

On the National Register since 200125 years
Collegiate GothicListed 2001Dayton
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About Stivers High School

Stivers High School, at 1313 E. 5th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 17, 2001. The Register lists it for its education and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Collegiate Gothic, as it does for 7 other Ohio listings. The listing covers 7.7 acres. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHigh school in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 52 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1908 to today

  1. 1908Built
  2. 2001Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 25 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

1313 E. 5th St., Dayton · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Stivers High SchoolStart here
  2. 2Sachs and Pruden Ale Company BuildingLate Victorian Italianate · next door
  3. 3Fire Blocks Historic DistrictGothic Commercial · next door
  4. 4United Brethren Publishing HouseChicago Commercial · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Lindsey BuildingBuilding · next door
Around it

37 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BIndependent Order of Oddfellows, Dayton Lodge No. 273Building0.1 miDEast Third Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.1 miBDayton Stove and Cornice WorksBuilding0.1 miBSt. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church and Parish HallBuilding0.2 miBWeustoff and Getz CompanyBuilding0.2 miBConover BuildingRenaissance Revival0.2 miBLafee BuildingQueen Anne0.2 miBBimm Fireproof WarehouseBuilding0.2 miBDelco BuildingBuilding0.2 miDOregon Historic DistrictVictorian0.3 miDDayton Terra-Cotta Historic DistrictBeaux Art0.3 miBBenjamin F. Kuhns BuildingRomanesque · Built 18830.3 miBDayton ArcadeRenaissance Revival · Built 19020.3 miBMontgomery County CourthouseGreek Revival0.3 miDEast Second Street DistrictEastlake0.3 miDDayton Power and Light Building GroupSchenck and Williams0.3 miBVictory Theater BuildingVictorian · Built 18660.3 miBDr. Jefferson A. Walters HouseRenaissance Revival0.3 mi
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BJames Brooks HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBAntioch TempleArt Deco0.3 miBMcCormick Manufacturing Company BuildingBuilding0.3 miBEagles BuildingRenaissance Revival0.4 miBGrant-Deneau TowerBuilt 19690.4 miBGraphic Arts BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Commercial0.4 miBDayton Daily News BuildingBuilding0.4 miBCommercial BuildingSkyscraper0.4 miBOld Post Office And Federal BuildingBuilding0.4 miBEdwin Smith HouseRenaissance Revival0.4 miDDowntown Dayton Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miDDayton Motor Car Company Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBEngineers Club of DaytonColonial Revival0.4 miBMemorial HallBeaux Arts · Built 19070.4 miBSacred Heart ChurchRomanesque0.5 miBMutual Home & Savings Association BuildingArt Deco0.5 miBFirst Lutheran ChurchGothic Revival0.5 miBDayton Women's ClubSecond Empire0.5 miBInsco Apartments BuildingRenaissance0.5 mi

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Questions about Stivers High School

Is Stivers High School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 17, 2001 (Register number 01000896).

Is Stivers High School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Ohio has 73 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Wright Cycle Company-Wright and Wright Printing Offices, 1.4 miles away.

Can you visit Stivers High School?

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 Stivers High School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 52 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 71990512 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.