Building Profile

1062 West Third Street

Map ID: 23

c. 1890

Style: Romanesque Revival

Historic name: "Hoover Block"
Built by Zachary T. Hoover, who owned a drug store across the street. Hoover's son-in-law Frank Hale ran a grocery store in part of this building from 1896-1916 and was mayor of Dayton from 1922-26. Location of the Wright Brothers printing business from 1890-1895. While at this location, the Wrights printed The Dayton Tattler, a newspaper written by Paul Laurence Dunbar for Dayton's African American population.

Owner: National Parks Service

Status: Soon to be the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center along with the Setzer building newt door.

Square Footage: 14,388

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