Hobart Welded Steel House Company was a company that manufactured 22 pre-fabricated steel houses in

Troy, Ohio Troy is a city in and the county seat of Miami County, Ohio, Miami County, Ohio, United States, located north of Dayton, Ohio, Dayton. The population was 26,305 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the largest city in Miami Cou ...

, from 1932 to 1941. The company and all 22 houses were located in Troy, Ohio. This article is about the firm and also provides a List of Hobart Welded Steel House Company houses. Sixteen of the houses built by the company, in addition to three garages and a shed, were listed on the U.S.

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

(NRHP) in 1989. Ten of the houses are located on Hobart Circle and Hobart Drive in the Hobart Circle Historic District. Five other houses are extant, but have not been listed on the NRHP. The five non-listed properties are located in Edgehill, but were not deemed to have sufficient historic integrity to support listing on the NRHP. One of the houses, located at 6 Hobart Circle, has been demolished. Several styles were available. The most used design was for a

Georgian Revival Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830. It is named after the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I, George II, Georg ...

style, within the

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genre. Eight of the surviving houses are of this style. Three display

Dutch Colonial Dutch Colonial is a style of domestic architecture, primarily characterized by gambrel roofs having curved eaves along the length of the house. Modern versions built in the early 20th century are more accurately referred to as "Dutch Colonial Rev ...

style. Two are one-story

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houses. Two are one-story Moderne houses.

List of works

Hobart Circle Historic District

Ten houses are NRHP-listed as part of one

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

, 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 Circle and at 11 and 23 Hobart Drive,

. (The house formerly at #6 has been demolished.) Shown is #4 Hobart Circle

House at 1022 West Main Street

The ''House at 1022 West Main Street'' is NRHP-listed (refnum 89000424) on May 25, 1989. It is located at 1022 West Main Street, Troy, Ohio, and is of the Dutch Colonial style. The Dutch Colonial style can be seen in the photograph, in the

mansard A mansard or mansard roof (also called a French roof or curb roof) is a four-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterised by two slopes on each of its sides, with the lower slope, punctured by dormer windows, at a steeper angle than the upper. The ...

ing in the roof.

House at 203 Penn Road

The ''House at 203 Penn Road'' was separately NRHP-listed (refnum 89000422) on May 25, 1989. It is located at 203 Penn Road, Troy, Ohio. It is Georgian Revival in style.

E. A. Hobart House

The ''E.A. Hobart House'' is a steel house that was NRHP-listed (refnum 89000420) on May 25, 1989. It is located at 172 South Ridge, Troy, Ohio. It has been termed "an engineering and artistic masterpiece".

House at 121 South Ridge

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 South Ridge, Troy, Ohio. It is

in style.

House at 129 South Ridge

The ''House at 129 South Ridge'' is separately NRHP-listed (refnum 89000423), as of May 25, 1989, and is located at 129 South Ridge, Troy, Ohio.

House at 145 South Ridge

The ''House at 145 South Ridge'' is NRHP-listed (refnum 89000426) as of May 25, 1989. It is located at 145 South Ridge, Troy, Ohio.

William Hobart Vacation House

The ''William Hobart Vacation House'' is NRHP-listed (refnum 89000421) as of May 25, 1989, and located at 995 Polecat Road, Troy, Ohio.

Dutch Colonial Revival Dutch Colonial is a style of domestic architecture, primarily characterized by gambrel roofs having curved eaves along the length of the house. Modern versions built in the early 20th century are more accurately referred to as "Dutch Colonial Re ...

in style, the house is set in a wooded area; it is a two-story estate house with three 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.

References

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