Historic Dayton mansion a total loss after fire

DAYTON — A historic mansion is a total loss after an early morning fire in Dayton Sunday.

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The Dayton Fire Department was dispatched to the Traxler Mansion on 42 Yale Avenue near at around 3:05 a.m. on reports of a structure fire, Montgomery County Regional Dispatch confirmed.

When firefighters arrived, they reported a “large two-story fire showing,” dispatch informed.

Although the “fully engulfed” classification was not listed by emergency responders on scene, firefighters reported parts of the structure were collapsing, according to initial traffic over scanners. Firefighters were directed to stay away from “collapse zones.”

The residential fire was also reportedly disseminating large embers that posed a fire risk to neighboring, occupied homes, firefighters said over emergency scanners.

There were no reported injuries at the time of questioning because the primary structure on fire was vacant, dispatchers said.

The home was also known as the “Traxler mansion” and was in the process of being put up for sale, according to Peservation Dayton, Inc. — a local preservation organization.

The property was bought by Louis Traxler, an Austrian businessman, in 1909 and was noted for its “Châteauesque” architecture, according to the National Archives Catalog.

The mansion was scheduled to be sold at the sheriff’s sale on May 4 but is now considered at a total loss, according to the organization.

Dayton fire led the investigation into the residential fire, at this time it is not known what caused the fire.

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