Godard House (1891) - Dayton, Washington - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

Jesse Day, the founder of Dayton, sold property to the Dittemores in 1891 who built this house on the property. In 1893, they sold it to their daughter who was married to Loren Day was the son of Jesse Day. In 1901, the house was sold to W.C. Godard, an optometrist, president of the Elk Drug Store, manager of the Weinhard Theater, and a one time mayor of Dayton. In 1919, C.R. Rogg bought the home and later converted it into apartments.
This Queen Anne style home was patterned after homes in San Francisco and was the first home in Dayton to have a turret. The house also features a cross bracing in the gable and a pointed window.
This information comes from South Side Historic District nomination form: (visit link)

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): South Side Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link] Address: 212 S 2nd Street Dayton, WA 99328 How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

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