Dayton.  Royce Yeater, Director of the Midwest Office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has written an op-ed piece in the Dayton Daily News calling for the University of Dayton to preserve “Building 26” in their building plans. The structure was the location for development of a code-breaking machine that had substantial impact on the course of World War II.

Cincinnati.  From Building Cincinnati – The American Can Building has been designated a city landmark in part to qualify the property for the new Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit. Development of the property will lead to 93 apartments and 30,000 square feet of retail space.

Also -- CETConnect, a service of Cincinnati Public Media, is featuring a pair of videos dealing with Ohio history – one on the history of Cincinnati’s Rookwood Company, and the other taking a look at Neoclassical architecture around the country and in Ohio’s Queen City.

Troy.  The Dayton Real Estate Blog reports on a trip to downtown Troy, and includes photos of the decorated WACO airplane miniatures on display there.

Oberlin.  Post Carbon Cities reports that the East College Street Project in Oberlin has registered to as a LEED-ND (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Neighborhood Development) pilot project, a program of the US Green Building Council, Congress for the New Urbanism and Natural Resources Defense Council to provide certification to developments that exemplify a new national neighborhood design standard. The East College Street Project is new development which is unique integrated into the fabric of Oberlin, one of the state’s most historic communities. This is the project website.

Youngstown.  The Steel Building Insider Blog looks at efforts to assess the potential of an 87-year-old steel frame industrial building in Youngstown. The local community improvement corporation is seeking to preserve the facade of the structure in any renovation/re-use project.