Reibold Building
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The Reibold Building in Dayton, Ohio
was the area's tallest from 1896 until 1904 (when the first part of the Centre City Building, then known as the United Brethren Building was completed).
The Reibold building was named for the developer, Louis Napoleon Reibold, and housed a department store and offices. It was constructed in three phases: the center section in 1896, the South annex in 1904, and the North annex in 1914. The Peters Burns and Pretzinger firm (see Pretzinger
) and Dayton native Charles Insco Williams
are credited as its architects.
Otis Elevator Company
installed 4 escalator
s in 1934, the first in Dayton. They are still operational and are, along with escalators in Connecticut and at the Smithsonian, the only examples surviving from that era.
A major renovation and addition of an 11-level parking structure by Architects Associated, Inc., L. B. Robinson Inc., and Heapy Engineering was completed in late 2002.
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...
was the area's tallest from 1896 until 1904 (when the first part of the Centre City Building, then known as the United Brethren Building was completed).
The Reibold building was named for the developer, Louis Napoleon Reibold, and housed a department store and offices. It was constructed in three phases: the center section in 1896, the South annex in 1904, and the North annex in 1914. The Peters Burns and Pretzinger firm (see Pretzinger
Pretzinger
The Pretzinger name belongs to a family of architects and engineers in Dayton, Ohio. Albert Pretzinger started the family's architectural legacy....
) and Dayton native Charles Insco Williams
Charles Insco Williams
Charles Insco Williams was an artist and architect in Dayton, Ohio.-Biography:He was born on December 12, 1853 to Mary Forman and John Insco Williams. His father seems to have been an accomplished painter. At sixteen he moved with his parents to Cincinnati and graduated from the Chickering...
are credited as its architects.
Otis Elevator Company
Otis Elevator Company
The Otis Elevator Company is the world's largest manufacturer of vertical transportation systems today, principally focusing on elevators and escalators...
installed 4 escalator
Escalator
An escalator is a moving staircase – a conveyor transport device for carrying people between floors of a building. The device consists of a motor-driven chain of individual, linked steps that move up or down on tracks, allowing the step treads to remain horizontal.Escalators are used around the...
s in 1934, the first in Dayton. They are still operational and are, along with escalators in Connecticut and at the Smithsonian, the only examples surviving from that era.
A major renovation and addition of an 11-level parking structure by Architects Associated, Inc., L. B. Robinson Inc., and Heapy Engineering was completed in late 2002.