Troy Residential Historic District
Why it's listed
Five houses along a ridge on North Main Street and Blair Street in Troy, the Montgomery County seat, make up this small residential district. Built between 1871 and 1940, they show how local tastes changed from Victorian to classical styles. The Wade-Arscott House keeps its Queen Anne exterior, including a wraparound porch and a corner tower. The Joseph Reese Blair House was built in 1893 by contractor William B. Beaman and remodeled in 1903 by Durham architect Hill Carter Linthicum into a Neoclassical Revival design. The Mills-Thompson and Bruton-Allen houses were also converted from Queen Anne to classical forms, in 1930 and 1927, though their original staircases, mantels and woodwork survive inside. The 1940 Thompson Rental House is a small Minimal Traditional dwelling. Together the houses reflect the prosperity of Troy in the 1890s and early 1900s. The district was listed for its architecture, with significance at the local level.
Significance in brief: The district is argued to meet Criterion C for architecture, showing a progression from Queen Anne to Neoclassical Revival and Minimal Traditional styles. Three of the houses began as Queen Anne designs and were remodeled in the twentieth century, keeping Victorian features inside. The Wade-Arscott House keeps its Queen Anne exterior, and the 1940 Thompson Rental House reflects simplified housing just before World War II.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 06000719, listed August 23, 2006. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | E side of N. Main St., from one lot N of Chestnut St. to one lot N of Blair St. and 105 Blair St., Troy |
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| County | Montgomery County |
| Listed | August 23, 2006 |
| Reference number | 06000719 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1871-1940 |
| Architect / builder | Linthicum, Hill Carter, architect; Beaman, William B., builder |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Neoclassical Revival, Other: Minimal Traditional |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Historic and current function is single-family dwellings with secondary structures; the district has six contributing and three noncontributing buildings. |
| Acreage | 6 |
| Coordinates | 35.36077, -79.89337 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 06000719.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q20714048
- This listing as JSON
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