Shawen Acres - Dayton, Ohio - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

From the Preservation Dayton website:

Shawen Acres, last used as the headquarters for Children’s Services was originally designed as an orphan’s home. Dr. Charles Shawen donated 19 acres to the county March 21, 1926 for “wayward and homeless children.” The complex was built in 1926-27 and was used as an orphan’s home until the late 1970’s. The 19-acre center consisted of a main building, annex, gym, and 10 quaint, English-style cottages in a park-like setting. The center received recognition because the center’s structures are an example of English cottage architecture and represented the reform movement that was predominant in the 1920’s. The cottage complex was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Street address: 3304 N. Main Dayton, Ohio USA 45402 County / Borough / Parish: Montgomery Year listed: 1991 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925-1949 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Government, Social Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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