Newcom Tavern

Newcom Tavern, also known as the "Old Cabin", is a historic structure in Dayton, Ohio and is the city's oldest existing building.

The building passed through several owners, and its historical significance was forgotten until planned construction revealed the original log structure.

Dayton was first established as the New Jersey Land Company, under the leadership of Jonathan Dayton, with partners General Wilkinson, General St. Clair and Colonel Ludlow, employed surveyors to lay out a town site between the two Miami rivers.

[1][2][3] The size of the cabin was doubled two years after it was built when the Newcoms added a tavern to generate income; food and lodging for one person and a horse cost 65 cents.

[2] In 1815 the Newcoms sold the tavern, which passed through other owners until purchased by Joseph Shaffer, who used it as a general store until 1894.

[3] In 1896 the Centennial Celebration Committee helped move the structure to the park[2] on Monument Avenue and the Daughters of the American Revolution raised money to restore it.