Engineers Club of Dayton
Engineers Club of Dayton
110 E. Monument Avenue Dayton, OH, 45402 MAP
Phone: 937.228.2148
Web: http://www1.clubrunner.ca/CRGeneric/CPrg/Home/homeC.asp?cid=100505
The
Engineers Club of Dayton is testimony that Dayton's rich
engineering heritage predated the era of military
aeronautical research.
Dayton Industrialist Edward A. Deeds and Charles F.
Kettering, inventor of the automobile self-starter, founded
the club in 1914. Since then, it has been a gathering spot
for innovators and world-changers.
It was an outgrowth of a more informal engineering group
Deeds had started. It was known as the Barn Gang and met on
his property. The new club grew quickly and included John
H. Patterson, president of the National Cash Register Co.
It initially met on a property owned by Delco (Dayton
Engineering Laboratories Company) at the corner of Second
and Madison Streets. Membership grew quickly and included
many prestigious names, including airplane co-inventor
Orville Wright. The club dedicated its permanent building
on February 2, 1918.
The club continues to meet, and the building is host to
public lectures and dinners. The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in
2007.
Related links:
Engineers Club a Blend of Old and New (DaytonDailyNews.com story)
Engineers Club of Dayton Foundation noprofit arm of the club
Dayton Innovation Legacy Multimedia content about the stories and strategies of Dayton innovators
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