List of tallest buildings in Dayton, Ohio
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city of Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
, began in 1896 with the construction of the Reibold Building
Reibold Building
The Reibold Building in Dayton, Ohio was the area's tallest from 1896 until 1904 ....
. Although the Reibold Building was Dayton's first high-rise, the Centre City Building is often regarded as the first "skyscraper" in the city and was completed in 1924.
The original portion of the building opened in 1904, when the tower portion was completed two decades later, it was one of the tallest reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete is concrete in which reinforcement bars , reinforcement grids, plates or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen the concrete in tension. It was invented by French gardener Joseph Monier in 1849 and patented in 1867. The term Ferro Concrete refers only to concrete that is...
buildings in the world, and the tallest in the United States. Dayton went through an early building boom in the late 1920s, during which several high-rise buildings, including the Key Bank Building, were constructed. The city experienced a second, much larger building boom that lasted from the early 1970s to late 1980s. During this time, Dayton saw the construction of six skyscrapers, including the Kettering Tower
Kettering Tower
The Kettering Tower is a skyscraper in Dayton, Ohio. The Kettering Tower was built in 1970 and currently is the tallest building in the city. Lorenz Williams Inc. is the firm who built the building. Kettering Tower has 30 floors is 124 meters or 405 feet tall....
and KeyBank Tower
KeyBank Tower
KeyBank Tower is a skyscraper in Dayton, Ohio. Its address at 10 West 2nd Street was the first official name of the structure. The building was once named MeadWestvaco Tower until KeyBank gained naming rights to the tower in 2008. The tower has 27 floors and is tall...
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The two tallest buildings of the Dayton skyline are the Kettering Tower at 408 ft (124 m) and the KeyBank Tower at 385 ft (117 m). Kettering Tower was originally Winters Tower being that it was the headquarters of Winters Bank, but the building was renamed when Winters merged with BankOne. KeyBank Tower was formerly known as the MeadWestvaco
MeadWestvaco
MeadWestvaco Corp. is an American packaging solutions company based in Richmond, Virginia. It has approximately 23,000 employees. In February 2006, it moved its corporate headquarters to Richmond, Virginia...
Tower before KeyBank gained naming rights to the building in 2008. Dayton is the site of five skyscrapers that rise at least 328 ft (100 m) in height. The most recently completed high-rise in the city is the Miami Valley Hospital
Miami Valley Hospital
Miami Valley Hospital is a large urban hospital located in Dayton, Ohio and is a member of the Premier Health Partners network. The hospital has a second location named Miami Valley Hospital South in Centerville, Ohio. It currently has the Dayton region's only level I trauma center and also has a...
Southeast Tower, which was constructed in 2010 and rises 246 feet (75 m).
Tallest completed buildings
| Rank | Building Name | Street address | Height feet (meters) | Floors | Completed | Notes | | Ref(s) |
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| 1 | Kettering Tower Kettering Tower The Kettering Tower is a skyscraper in Dayton, Ohio. The Kettering Tower was built in 1970 and currently is the tallest building in the city. Lorenz Williams Inc. is the firm who built the building. Kettering Tower has 30 floors is 124 meters or 405 feet tall.... |
40 N. Main Street | 405 (124) | 30 | 1970 | Known as Winters Tower until the merger of Winters Bank with BankOne. Currently stands as Dayton's tallest building. | |
| 2 | KeyBank Tower KeyBank Tower KeyBank Tower is a skyscraper in Dayton, Ohio. Its address at 10 West 2nd Street was the first official name of the structure. The building was once named MeadWestvaco Tower until KeyBank gained naming rights to the tower in 2008. The tower has 27 floors and is tall... |
10 W. Second Street | 385 (117) | 28 | 1976 | Used to be the headquarters of the paper products company MeadWestvaco MeadWestvaco MeadWestvaco Corp. is an American packaging solutions company based in Richmond, Virginia. It has approximately 23,000 employees. In February 2006, it moved its corporate headquarters to Richmond, Virginia... before a 2001 relocation to Stamford, Connecticut Stamford, Connecticut Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England... . Renamed KeyBank Tower in 2009. |
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| 3 | Fifth Third Center | 1 S. Main Street | 336 (102) | 20 | 1989 | The building was once known as One Dayton Centre until Fifth Third Bank Fifth Third Bank Fifth Third Bank is a U.S. regional banking corporation, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio and is the principal subsidiary of holding company Fifth Third Bancorp .... moved into it in 2009. |
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| 4 | 40 West 4th Centre 40 West 4th Centre 40 West 4th Centre is a skyscraper located in Dayton, Ohio. This was once the tallest building in Dayton until the Kettering Tower was built. 40 West 4th Centre was built in 1969 and has 22 floors.-External links:*... |
40 W. Fourth Street | 331 (101) | 22 | 1969 | This was the tallest building in Dayton for about a year; the Kettering Tower took over this designation in 1970. | |
| 5 | 110 N. Main Street | 110 N. Main Street | 328 (100) | 20 | 1989 | Formerly known as Fifth Third Center until the company moved to the One Dayton Centre in 2009. In 2011, Premier Health Partners Premier Health Partners Premier Health Partners is a medical network of five hospitals and two major health centers in the Dayton region. Premier Health Partners is a partner of Catholic Health Initiatives at their Good Samaritan facilities.... acquired the building for $6.19 million. |
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| 6 | Liberty Tower Liberty Tower (Dayton) The Liberty Tower is a high-rise office building in Dayton, Ohio, United States. The tower was designed by the Dayton architectural firm of Schenck & Williams. The tower is named Liberty Tower after [].-History:... |
120 W. Second Street | 295 (90) | 23 | 1931 | Liberty Tower, previously known as Mutual Home Savings Association Building, was the tallest building in Dayton from 1931 to 1969. At one point it was the property of the owners of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis Motor Speedway The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400.... — the Hulman Family of Terre Haute, Indiana Terre Haute, Indiana Terre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and... . |
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| 7 | 130 West Second Street | 130 W. Second Street | 290 (88) | 21 | 1972 | — | |
| 8 | Centre City Building | 40 S. Main Street | 274 (84) | 21 | 1904 | The original structure of this building was completed in 1904. It was then known as the United Brethren Building. Construction of a tower portion began years later and upon completion in 1924 it became the tallest reinforced concrete Reinforced concrete Reinforced concrete is concrete in which reinforcement bars , reinforcement grids, plates or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen the concrete in tension. It was invented by French gardener Joseph Monier in 1849 and patented in 1867. The term Ferro Concrete refers only to concrete that is... building in the United States and one the tallest in the world. |
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| 9 | 316 N. Wilkinson Street | 251 (77) | 13 | 1929 | This building became the new central branch of the Dayton YMCA YMCA The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs... in 1929. It replaced a building located several blocks south that was converted into Dayton City Hall. The Dayton YMCA sold it in 1988, and in the same year the facility was listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... . The building is a 13-story tower that runs east-to-west, and has two 12-story wings projecting to the south over a 2-story base. It became a Spanish Revival building in downtown Dayton when completed. |
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| 10 | Miami Valley Hospital Southeast Tower | 45 Wyoming Street | 246 (75) | 12 | 2010 | — | |
| 11 | Schuster Performing Arts Center Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center The Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center is located in Dayton, Ohio and was built in 2003 to serve as Dayton's key performance arts center. This building hosts performances from local, national, and international performing arts groups... |
109 N. Main Street | 224 (68) | 17 | 2003 | The building consists of the 2,300-seat Mead Theatre and the 150-seat Mathilde Black Box Theatre, which are connected to a 17-floor office and condominium tower. The first eight floors of the tower contain office and restaurant space, and the next eight contain 32 condominiums. | |
| 12 | Talbott Tower | 131 N. Ludlow Street | 203 (62) | 14 | 1958 | — | |
| 13 | Montgomery County Administration Building | 451 W. Third Street | 196 (60) | 12 | 1972 | — | |
| 14 | Biltmore Towers | 210 N. Main Street | 182 (55) | 16 | 1929 | The former Biltmore Hotel was redeveloped into elderly housing in 1981. | |
| 15= | Wright Stop Plaza | 4 S. Main Street | 175 (53) | 14 | 1901 | The bottom floor of this building is the main headquarters and hub for the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority The Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority, formerly known as the Miami Valley RTA, is a public transit agency that generally serves the greater Dayton, Ohio area. The GDRTA serves communities within Montgomery County and parts of Greene County, Ohio, USA. There are 29 routes... . |
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| 15= | AT&T Building | 215 W. Second Street | 175 (53) | 11 | 1930 | The large communications antennae atop the former Ohio Bell Ohio Bell The Ohio Bell Telephone Company is the Bell Operating Company serving most of Ohio. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T.Its headquarters is the Ohio Bell Building at 750 Huron Road, Cleveland, Ohio... Building is not included in the height. |
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| 16 | Wilkinson Plaza Apartments | 126 W. Fifth Street | 168 (51) | 14 | 1974 | — | |
| 17 | Courthouse Plaza South West | 10 N. Ludlow Street | 167 (51) | 12 | 1978 | — | |
| 18 | CareSource Building CareSource Management Group CareSource is a nonprofit managed health care plan headquartered in Dayton, Ohio. It is the largest Medicaid plan in Ohio and one of the largest in the United States. The company is contracted with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. CareSource has 900 employees with 800 in... |
203 N. Main Street | 162 (49) | 9 | 2008 | Steele High School, Dayton's first high school building, stood here until the late 1940s. The building is currently the headquarters of CareSource Management Group CareSource Management Group CareSource is a nonprofit managed health care plan headquartered in Dayton, Ohio. It is the largest Medicaid plan in Ohio and one of the largest in the United States. The company is contracted with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. CareSource has 900 employees with 800 in... . |
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| 19 | Key Bank Building | 32 N. Main Street | 161 (49) | 14 | 1924 | — | |
| 20 | Reibold Building | 117 S. Main Street | 155 (47) | 11 | 1896 | The Reibold Building was constructed in three phases. The center section was constructed in 1896, the South annex in 1904, and the North annex in 1914. The Reibold Building was Dayton's tallest for nearly a decade until the Centre City Building was completed. | |
Timeline of tallest buildings
This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Dayton.| Building Name | Street Address | Height feet (meters) | Floors | Built |
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| Reibold Building Reibold Building The Reibold Building in Dayton, Ohio was the area's tallest from 1896 until 1904 .... |
117 S. Main Street | 155 (47) | 11 | 1896 |
| Wright Stop Plaza | 4 S. Main Street | 175 (53) | 14 | 1901 |
| Centre City Building | 40 S. Main Street | 274 (84) | 21 | 1904 |
| Liberty Tower Liberty Tower (Dayton) The Liberty Tower is a high-rise office building in Dayton, Ohio, United States. The tower was designed by the Dayton architectural firm of Schenck & Williams. The tower is named Liberty Tower after [].-History:... |
120 W. Second Street | 295 (90) | 23 | 1931 |
| 40 West 4th Centre 40 West 4th Centre 40 West 4th Centre is a skyscraper located in Dayton, Ohio. This was once the tallest building in Dayton until the Kettering Tower was built. 40 West 4th Centre was built in 1969 and has 22 floors.-External links:*... |
40 W. Fourth Street | 331 (101) | 22 | 1969 |
| Kettering Tower Kettering Tower The Kettering Tower is a skyscraper in Dayton, Ohio. The Kettering Tower was built in 1970 and currently is the tallest building in the city. Lorenz Williams Inc. is the firm who built the building. Kettering Tower has 30 floors is 124 meters or 405 feet tall.... |
40 N. Main Street | 405 (124) | 30 | 1971 |
External links
- Diagram of Dayton skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage