{"nrhp_refnum":"07000116","name":"Shaw-Van Gilder House","other_names":["Elvis Perry Shaw House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"306 E. Crawford St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Paris","county":"Edgar County","state":"IL","lat":39.60764175700007,"lon":-87.69147355499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-03-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood-frame I-House at 306 East Crawford Street in Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, built in 1853 by Elvis Perry Shaw on land granted to the Shaw family in 1823.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the house as a good local example of a classic five-bay I-House with Greek Revival and Italianate influences. The form may reflect the Shaws' North Carolina and Kentucky roots, and its hilltop site on a prominent street emphasized its status. The house also records occupancy by the Shaw and Van Gilder families, and its integrity remains intact despite changes.","narrative":"Built in 1853 by Elvis Perry Shaw, this two-story I-House sits on a slight hill at 306 East Crawford Street in Paris, Illinois, on part of a land grant issued to the Shaw family in 1823. The wood-framed house has a five-bay symmetrical front, side gable roof, end chimneys and a rear service ell. A Greek Revival entry with green glass sidelights and transom contrasts with an Italianate porch that has chamfered posts and scrolled brackets. Inside, a center stair hall holds a curving walnut staircase, and the parlor and front bedroom keep their original fireplace mantels. Construction took two years and relied on local materials, including the framing timbers, clapboards, stone foundation and walnut stairs. The house is described as a good local example of a classic five-bay I-House, a form that may reflect the Shaws' North Carolina and Kentucky roots. It remains a single-family home, and its integrity is described as intact despite later changes.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Elvis Perry Shaw (builder)","architectural_style":"Other: I-House; Greek Revival; Italianate","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling; a circa 1950 garage is noncontributing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.589399-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/15/8928/28892815/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/07000116.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000116/ac3488b3d5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000116/ac3488b3d5-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shaw-Van_Gilder_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shaw-Van_Gilder_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892815","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaw-Van_Gilder_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16900027"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/edgar-county/shaw-van-gilder-house-07000116/"}