[1] The hollow clay tile structure completed in 1914 is faced with rockfaced granite on the basement level, brick on the first floor, and stucco-half-timberwork on the gable ends.

The house's primary significance is its association with Charles Walter Hart, who lived here from 1914 to 1918.

During World War I the plant produced shells for the United States Army.

After the war Hart sold his interests in the business and moved to Montana, where he was engaged in wheat farming and small-scale oil refining.

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