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Nomination for House at 203 Penn Road

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,113 words across 8 pages, filed in 1989. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 89000422, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Ohio Historic Preservation Office APR 1 7 1989 1985 Velma Avenue Calumbus. Ohio 43211 SINCE 1885 1. No. 4. Present Name(s) 2. County 5. Other Name(s) 3. Location of Negatives Hobart Welded Steel House Co 6. Specific Location 16. Thematic Category 28. No. of Stories 2 203 Penn Road, Edgehill 29. Basement? Yes O 17. Date(s) or Period 7. City or Town lf Rural, Township & Vicinity 18. Style or Design 31. Wall Construction 8. Site Plan with North Arrow 19. Architect or Engineer 32. Roof Type & Material 20. Contractor or Builder gabled/asphalt shingle 33. No. of Bays 21. Original Use, if apparent 34. Wall Treatment 22. Present Use 23. Ownership 36. Changes Addition O Private P Altered f in #42) Moved O 24. Owner's Name & Address, if known 37. Condition 9. U.T.M. Reference William J. Black 203 Penn Road, Troy, OH 45373 Preservation Site O Structure O Building Q Object O Endangered? 11.

On National By What? No O 27. Other Surveys in Which Included 40. Visible from Hist. Dist.? 41. Distance from and 15 ft from/30 ft on Two story, three bay house with central entrance covered with small porch. External end chimney on R. Gabled replacement roof with asphalt shingles has replaced original flat roof. Front facing Hobart Steel houses. Completely prefabricated of welded steel in the factory on West Main Street, it was delivered by truck to Edgehill. This house was built by William Hobart as a wedding gift to his daughter, Marcia Hobart Howell. Despite some alterations to the roof and windows the primary construction material remains steel, visable on the outside walls. 44. Description of Environment and Outbuildings Located in Edgehill subdivision this is one of the 10 steel houses in the plat. Garage on with Mrs William Black.

2/87, The Story About the Welded Steel House sales brochure, ca. 1938, Recorder's and auditor's records, Miami Co. Date 49. Revision Date(s) 614/466-1500 Troy Miami 3/87 same Exterior Underway? Front Register? Easting Zone excellent SOCIETY House Eligible? HISTORICAL District (Explain domestic architecture windows are replacements. Exterior walls are original.Two story Frontage on Road OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY individual NR nomination single family dwelling Public Road? Northing the property is not steel. Side 2 SW Ohio Historic Pres. Off. 18 gauge welded steel Local contact Person or Organizatior 13. Part of Estab. Yes O 15. Name of Established District 43. History and Significance Designed and built by the Hobart brothers, this is one of 21 remaining Organization 42.

Further Description of Important Features (Continue on reverse if necessary) porch on rear, screened on the bottom and enclosed on top. Welded 1941 painted steel Potent'!? Diana Cood 53. Farmstead Plan WELDED STLEL HOUSE 51. Historic Outbuildings and Dependencies Corn Crib or Shed O Smoke House, O Privy O Silo O Carriage House O Summer Kitchen O or Ice House 52. Archaeological Site on Property? Yes O Basis for Information Owner Collection O 54. Photo Above Ground Earthworks or Mound O Cultural Materials Noted D OAI No. 42. (Cont'd) Main Street, on the west by Ridge Avenue, on the south by McKaig Road, and on Type Name Other Barn Type(s) Spring House Roll No. This house is part of the Edgehill subdivision which is bounded on the north by the east by the B & O railroad right-of-way. Picture No(s). There isa non-contributing frame garage on the property.1/4acre. Code No.

NPS Form 10-000- United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Natlonal Register of Historlc Places Continuation Sheet Page _ 1 203 Penn Road is a welded steel, two-story Georgian house built as part of the Hobart's material was entirely light-weight welded steel; no bolts were used in the assembly of the The overall style of the house is Georgian Revival, but with Moderne detailing. Exterior walls are smooth, a horizontal band delineates the first and second floors, the metal In spite of it being less than 50 years old, the significance of this house is justified 1 contributing building house. Section number 8 Exception G. design and exterior appearance.

Hobart as a wedding present to his daughter Marcia Hobart Howell.The construction which popular traditional styles were reworked using non-traditional materials to create a thoroughly modern appearance.With the exception of a gabled asphalt roof that replaced The Hobartwelded steel house at 203 Penn Road is significant under Criteria A and C and OMB Approval No. 1084-0018 casement windows have no surrounding frames, and all corners are rounded, all adding to 203 Penn Rd., Troy, Miami County, OH (Hobart Welded Steel Houses Thematic Resources) the original flat metal roof, the building retains its integrity through its original as a continuance of the early 1930s beginnings of the Hobarts' venture into steel housing.

venture into the prefabricated housing industry.It was completely prefabricated in the was a standard 21'x30'rectangle.However,certain features could be custom made to factory on West Main Street and was delivered by truck to Edgehill.The basic house size United States Department of the Interior Section number - Miami County, OHIO Nomination/Type of Review 3. Hobart, William, Vacation House 4. House at 1022 West Main Street 5. House at 121 South Ridge 7. House at 145 South Ridge Attest Page Cover State Name National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Thematic Group National Park Service Multiple Resource Area Hobart Welded Steel Houses TR Keeper Ang f OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 2.

Hobart, E.A., House Substantive Rerie EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Hobart Welded Steel Houses TR NOMINATOR: STATE N SLR DRAFT: N COMMENT WAIVER: N ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N MULTIPLE 4/17/89 5/18/89 RETURN PROPERTY DISCIPLINE NATIONAL: NAME: DATE RECEIVED: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REASONS FOR REVIEW: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: DATE OF 16TH DAY: House at 203 Penn Road DATE OF 45TH DAY: N PDIL: 6/01/89 DATE PERIOD: OTHER: ACCEPT DATE OF PENDING LIST: _count STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION GEOGRAPHICAL DATA _acreage ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION _presentation current materials photographs Period FUNCTION DESCRIPTION other historic completeness SIGNIFICANCE BIBLIOGRAPHY Builder/Architect Date justification of areas checked CLASSIFICATION applicable criteria resource type Specific dates architectural classification Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to summary paragraph Phone USGS maps boundary justification sketch maps Signed justification of exception verbal boundary description descriptive text OTHER COMMENTS Areas of Significance--Check and justify below relationship of integrity to significance UTMS Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

one paragraph) clarity context relating significance to the resource Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000629 Please refer to the photographs in the Multiple Property Cover for this property Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet 64000629 Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: