{"nrhp_refnum":"06001210","name":"Nash, Rev. J. Edward, Sr., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"36 Nash St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Buffalo","county":"Erie County","state":"NY","lat":42.88589611300006,"lon":-78.86659546799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-01-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History","Black"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half-story vernacular Queen Anne wood frame two-flat house at 36 Nash Street (formerly Potter Street) in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, built about 1900.","why_significant":"It is significant under Criterion B for its association with Rev. J. Edward Nash, Sr., regarded as Buffalo's most prominent African American leader in the first half of the twentieth century. He lived in the house from 1925 until his death in 1957. Its location near the Michigan Street Baptist Church reflects his leadership in the city's traditional African American neighborhood.","narrative":"Built around 1900 at 36 Nash Street in Buffalo, this wood frame house was designed as a two-flat dwelling with a self-contained apartment on each floor. Its Queen Anne character shows in a fish-scale shingled gable with a Palladian window, a projecting second-floor bay and a full-width front porch with turned trim. The interior keeps much historic fabric, including mantels, pocket doors and molded door and window surrounds. Rev. J. Edward Nash, Sr. moved here in 1925 after marrying Frances Jackson and lived on the upper floor, renting out the lower flat, until his death in 1957. He served as pastor of the Michigan Street Baptist Church from 1892 to 1953, helped establish Buffalo branches of the Urban League and the NAACP, and acted as a mediator and spokesperson for the city's growing African American community. The street was renamed for him after his retirement. The Michigan Street Preservation Corporation acquired the house and its contents in 2000 and plans a museum and research center.","period_of_significance":"1925-1957","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Queen Anne","criteria":["B"],"status_note":"Vacant, with restoration underway and a proposed museum and research center; the exterior was restored in 2002-2003.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.61153-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/06001210.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06001210/4184daa1eb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06001210/4184daa1eb-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rev._J._Edward_Nash_Sr._House,_Buffalo,_New_York,_December_2009.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rev._J._Edward_Nash_Sr._House,_Buffalo,_New_York,_December_2009.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317664","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rev._J._Edward_Nash_Sr._House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7317677"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/erie-county/nash-rev-j-edward-sr-house-06001210/"}