221 Central

About this home

The Michael Neil House, c. 1898. A brick Queen Anne in the Grafton Hill Historic District, individually listed on the National Register since 1982 and named repeatedly to Preservation Dayton’s Most Endangered list. 5,750 sq ft, 7 bedrooms, 6 baths, nearly a half acre, minutes from downtown, the Dayton Art Institute and the Masonic Center. Built for Michael Neil, who platted the Wolf Creek area and helped bring natural gas to the city, and sold in 1903 to Charles Seybold of the Seybold Machine Co. The firm he founded later became Harris-Seybold-Potter, whose Dayton works built the top-secret BEA/K-1 bombsight computer during WWII. Inside: seven original mantels still in place, ornamental plaster friezes, pocket doors, bay windows, and a full third floor under the rafters. The ceilings were opened to the joists deliberately, so mechanicals can be run from below without disturbing the walls. New roof and water service line 2022; new electrical and gas service 2023; structural repairs complete. Sold as-is and not yet habitable: permits and a special inspection are required before the house is released for occupancy, and known floor openings and two loose stair treads are itemized in the property disclosure. Dayton may abate the renovation-driven tax increase up to 15 years; confirm with the City. Owner financing available to a qualified owner-occupant; terms on request. Broker-owned.

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