Placing the Roof on Newcom Tavern After the Move to Carillon Park, November 1964

For well over a century now, Newcom Tavern has been touted as ‘Dayton’s Oldest Surviving Building’ and survive it has!  Built in 1796 by Robert Edgar for Colonel George Newcom, the structure was originally located at the corner of Main and Monument Streets.  In 1895, under threat of demolition, Newcom Tavern was saved by the ‘Log Cabin Committee’ and relocated to Van Cleve Park, a short distance away along Monument Avenue.  In the 1960s, it again became necessary to relocate the structure, and it was moved to Carillon Historical Park where it has remained ever since.  This photo shows the roof being put back in place on the tavern after its move to the Park.  In recent years, a multi-phase project was undertaken in order to preserve the building and return the exterior of the tavern to a more historically accurate appearance.  White oak siding, hewn from Ohio-grown oak trees, is being applied to help preserve what remains of the 18th and 19th century timbers.  This photo is from the NCR Archive at Dayton History.

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