Rudolph Pretzinger House, Dayton, Ohio. Born in 1847, Rudolph Pretzinger emigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of seven and settled in Dayton. The death of his father in 1863 prompted him to go to higher education, whereupon he earned a pharmacy degree and began a career that culminated in his ownership of a prominent downtown drugstore, a position in which he remained until his 1909 death. Pretzinger's American-born younger brother Albert, one of Dayton's leading architects, designed the house, which was completed in 1889. Albert became an architect for many buildings in Dayton. Rudolph married late (age 42) to Fannie B. Welty of Dayton. He had the house built for his new bride. Rudolph lived here till he died in 1909. His widow continued to live here till 1920. Architectural Style-Queen Anne. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 1979. GPS: 39.7460050° N, 84.1881100° W
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