{"nrhp_refnum":"07000627","name":"Smith, Augustus A., House","other_names":["Germain House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"125 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Attica","county":"Wyoming County","state":"NY","lat":42.86444000000006,"lon":-78.27803999999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-06-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large Queen Anne style single-family house at 125 Main Street in the Village of Attica, Wyoming County, New York, built in 1890 for local businessman Augustus A. Smith, with a contemporaneous carriage house on the same lot.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is architecturally significant as a largely intact example of a large Shingle/Queen Anne style residence in Attica. It shows a high level of craftsmanship and quality materials, both outside and in its oak-finished interior. It also reflects the career of Smith, a prominent post-Civil War local landowner and capitalist.","narrative":"Built in 1890 at 125 Main Street in Attica, New York, this large Queen Anne style house was commissioned by Augustus A. Smith, a local businessman who had come to the village in 1865 and worked as a railroad freight agent and express agent before becoming a major landowner. The irregularly massed house combines a brick and rock-faced brownstone first story with shingled upper floors, a two-story semi-circular window bay, and a porch. Inside, a grand entrance stair hall features natural oak woodwork, a beamed ceiling, and a multi-landing staircase lit by a leaded-glass window. The dining room has a staggered-panel wainscot and built-in sideboard. A shake-clad carriage house stands at the rear and incorporates the lot's earlier house. The designer is unknown, though the house resembles an A.J. Warner design in nearby Warsaw. Later converted to apartments and then returned to single-family use, the house is an important local example of its style.","period_of_significance":"1890-ca 1950","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne (described in the text as Shingle/Queen Anne)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Historic and current use is single dwelling; the carriage house contains an apartment and the current owners are gradually restoring the house.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.803908-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/07000627.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000627/d4430fe274-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000627/d4430fe274-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Augustus_A._Smith_House_Jul_11.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Augustus_A._Smith_House_Jul_11.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75323354","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_A._Smith_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4821362"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/wyoming-county/smith-augustus-a-house-07000627/"}