{"nrhp_refnum":"83004321","name":"Joyce, Jacob O., House","other_names":["Steamboat House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6 Josie St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dayton","county":"Montgomery County","state":"OH","lat":39.75586594400005,"lon":-84.17590008999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-11-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture","Invention"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half-story brick Victorian house at 6 Josie Street in Dayton, Ohio, popularly called the Steamboat House. It was built in 1852 by Dayton realtor Albert McClure and remodeled by Jacob O. Joyce beginning in 1889.","why_significant":"The house is an exuberant example of Victorian architecture, notable for its massing, Queen Anne dormers, shingle work and wrap-around steamboat porches. It is also associated with Jacob O. Joyce, designer and builder of lifting jacks and founder of the Joyce-Cridland Company. It is a focal point of a potential historic district of workingmen's cottages.","narrative":"Perched on a hill in eastern Dayton and overlooking the city, this brick house at 6 Josie Street is known locally as the Steamboat House. Albert McClure, a Dayton realtor, built it in 1852. Jacob Osler Joyce bought it after 1881 and reshaped it in 1889, adding Queen Anne dormers with triangular multi-paned windows, a balustraded widow's walk, a back kitchen, interior woodwork and the wrap-around porches that give the house its nickname. In 1903 he deepened the basement and added a bath and four rooms. Joyce designed and built lifting jacks for railroad cars and founded the Joyce-Cridland Company, which moved to Dayton in 1876. The house stayed in his family until 1919. By 1975, after years as a multi-family rental, it was slated for demolition, but a new owner purchased and restored it. It was listed for its Victorian architecture and its link to Joyce.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Builder/Architect unknown (originally built by Albert McClure, a realtor; later alterations by Jacob O. Joyce)","architectural_style":"Victorian, with Queen Anne details","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; restored by its owner after being slated for demolition in 1975, and described as in excellent condition and unaltered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.174064-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/83004321.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004321/0a8bc3e2f2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004321/0a8bc3e2f2-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacob_O._Joyce_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacob_O._Joyce_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990539","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138634430"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/montgomery-county/joyce-jacob-o-house-83004321/"}