Isaac Pollack House, Dayton

The Isaac Pollack House was originally built in 1876. This Second Empire-style house was the residence of Isaac Pollack, a notable Dayton businessman known for his involvement in the liqueur trade. The building is characterized by its mixed construction of stone and brick with wooden elements, resting on a sturdy stone foundation and topped with a slate roof.

In 1913, the house transitioned from a residential property when Fenton T. Bott acquired it. Bott used the house for his Bott Dancing Academy, where he also lived until 1941. Following Bott’s tenure, the Montgomery County Board of Elections used the property as their offices for twenty years, beginning in 1956. In 1979, the house was relocated from its original site at 319 West Third Street to its current location at the intersection of Wilkinson Street and Monument Avenue, on the northern edge of downtown Dayton, near the Great Miami River and close to Interstate 75.

From October 14, 2005, to September 2021, the Isaac Pollack House served as the home of the Dayton International Peace Museum. This period marked another chapter in the building's adaptive reuse, contributing to the cultural and social fabric of the community. Its architectural significance and historical relevance, being the residence of a prominent local citizen, led to its listing on the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 1974.