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'''Hobart Welded Steel House Co.''' was a company that manufactured 22 pre-fabricated steel houses during 1932-1941. The manufacturing company and all 22 houses were located in [[Troy, Ohio]].<ref name=tr>{{cite web|url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/64000629.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Hobart Welded Steel Houses Thematic Resources |author=Diana Good Cornelisse |date=August 1, 1987}}</ref> |
'''Hobart Welded Steel House Co.''' was a company that manufactured 22 pre-fabricated steel houses during 1932-1941. The manufacturing company and all 22 houses were located in [[Troy, Ohio]].<ref name=tr>{{cite web|url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/64000629.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Hobart Welded Steel Houses Thematic Resources |author=Diana Good Cornelisse |date=August 1, 1987}}</ref> |
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Sixteen of its houses plus three garages and a shed were nominated for the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP). These were listed on the NRHP in 1989.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> One house has been demolished; five surviving others were not nominated for NRHP listing.<ref name=tr/> |
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The houses seem similar to [[Lustron house]]s which were manufactured and sold more widely. A [[List of Lustron houses]] itemizes a number that are NRHP-listed. |
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Several styles were available. The most used design was for a [[Georgian Revival architecture|Georgian Revival]] style, within the [[Colonial Revival architecture|Colonial Revival]] genre. Eight of the surviving houses are of this style. Three display [[Dutch Colonial Revival architecture|Dutch Colonial]] style. Two are one-story [[Cape Cod (house)|Cape Cod]] houses. Two are one-story [[Moderne architecture|Moderne]] houses. |
Several styles were available. The most used design was for a [[Georgian Revival architecture|Georgian Revival]] style, within the [[Colonial Revival architecture|Colonial Revival]] genre. Eight of the surviving houses are of this style. Three display [[Dutch Colonial Revival architecture|Dutch Colonial]] style. Two are one-story [[Cape Cod (house)|Cape Cod]] houses. Two are one-story [[Moderne architecture|Moderne]] houses.<ref name=tr/>{{rp|3}} |
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==List of works== |
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===Hobart Circle Historic District=== |
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<small>{{coord|40.041944|N|84.209722|W|name=Hobart Circle Historic District}}</small> |
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Ten houses are NRHP-listed as part of one [[historic district (United States)|historic district]], the ''Hobart Circle Historic District''. It has refnum 89000419 and was listed on May 25, 1989. It includes houses at 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9 Hobart Cir. and at 11 and 23 Hobart Dr., [[Troy, OH]]. (The house formerly at #6 has been demolished.)<ref name=tr/> |
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===House at 1022 West Main Street=== |
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<small>{{coord|40.045|N|84.217222|W|name=House at 1022 West Main Street}}</small> |
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The ''House at 1022 West Main Street'' is NRHP-listed (refnum 89000424) on May 25, 1989. It is located at 1022 W. Main St., [[Troy, OH]], and is of the Dutch Colonial style.<ref name=tr/> The Dutch Colonial style can be seen in the photo, in the mansarding in the roof. |
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===House at 203 Penn Road=== |
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The ''House at 203 Penn Road'' was separately NRHP-listed (refnum 89000422) on May 25, 1989. It is located at 203 Penn Rd., [[Troy, OH]].<ref name=nris/> It is Georgian Revival in style.<ref name=tr/> |
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===E. A. Hobart House=== |
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The ''E.A. Hobart House'' is a steel house that was NRHP-listed (refnum 89000420) on May 25, 1989. It is located at 172 S. Ridge, [[Troy, OH]]. It has been termed "an engineering and artistic masterpiece".<ref name=dictionary>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=YfvhVln0D20C&pg=GBS.PA419.w.1.2.0.1#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2 |author=Editorial Staff }}</ref>{{rp|1009}} |
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===House at 121 South Ridge=== |
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The ''House at 121 South Ridge'', also is separately NRHP-listed, with refnum 89000425, and also was listed on May 25, 1989. It is located at 121 S. Ridge, [[Troy, OH]]. It is [[Georgian Revival style|Georgian Revival]] in style.<ref name=tr/> |
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===House at 129 South Ridge=== |
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The ''House at 129 South Ridge'' is separately NRHP-listed (refnum 89000423), as of May 25, 1989, and is located at 129 S. Ridge, [[Troy, OH]].<ref name=tr/> |
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===House at 145 South Ridge=== |
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The ''House at 145 South Ridge'' is NRHP-listed (refnum 89000426) as of May 25, 1989. It's at 145 S. Ridge, [[Troy, OH]].<ref name=tr/> |
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===William Hobart Vacation House=== |
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The ''William Hobart Vacation House'' is NRHP-listed (refnum 89000421) on May 25, 1989, and located at 905 Polecat Rd., [[Troy, OH]]. [[Dutch Colonial Revival architecture|Dutch Colonial Revival]] in style, the house is set in a wooded area; it is a two story estate house with 3 bays, in Dutch Colonial Revival style. It has all-steel construction. It includes an underground greenhouse with a glass-brick roof serving as a patio, at its rear.<ref name=dictionary/>{{rp|1009}} |
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===Five non-NRHP-listed=== |
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Five other Edgehill-located houses were deemed not to have historic integrity worthy of NRHP listing.<ref name=tr/> |
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===Demolished one=== |
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A house at 6 Hobart Circle has been demolished.<ref name=tr/> |
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===Other=== |
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*Various garages and other structures |
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Revision as of 03:49, 9 November 2012
Hobart Welded Steel House Co. was a company that manufactured 22 pre-fabricated steel houses during 1932-1941. The manufacturing company and all 22 houses were located in Troy, Ohio.[1]
Sixteen of its houses plus three garages and a shed were nominated for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). These were listed on the NRHP in 1989.[2] One house has been demolished; five surviving others were not nominated for NRHP listing.[1]
Several styles were available. The most used design was for a Georgian Revival style, within the Colonial Revival genre. Eight of the surviving houses are of this style. Three display Dutch Colonial style. Two are one-story Cape Cod houses. Two are one-story Moderne houses.[1]: 3
References
- ^ a b c Diana Good Cornelisse (August 1, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Hobart Welded Steel Houses Thematic Resources" (PDF).
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.