Town of Sproul, Sproul, Blair County, PA

See also HABS PA-5973 for additional information on the refractories industry.
Significance: Sproul is an example of a classic company town built and owned entirely by one company to facilitate the operation of its adjacent plant. Begun by the Standard Refractories Company which reincorporated as General Refractories in 1911, Sproul has a simple plan of four street and two house types. Except for changes in the houses' siding treatments, it retains much of its original character. The houses were sold to individual residents in the 1960s. The transition from company ownership was completed in 1982 with the sale of the water tower and water line to the private Sproul Water Association.
Survey number: HABS PA-5971
Building/structure dates: 1911- 1917 Initial Construction