{"nrhp_refnum":"09000629","name":"Wellman Building, The","other_names":["The Wellman Bros. Building, The Wellman Block"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"101-103 W. 3rd St. & 215-217 Cherry St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Jamestown","county":"Chautauqua County","state":"NY","lat":42.09775667800005,"lon":-79.24258087399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-08-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A pair of connected commercial buildings at the corner of West 3rd and Cherry Streets in downtown Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York: a five-story 1897 brick building and a 1910 steel-frame addition, both designed by Aaron Hall and Son for the Wellman Brothers.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the Wellman Building as a well-preserved downtown commercial block that shows the work of local architect-builder Aaron Hall in two eclectic styles, Renaissance Revival and Prairie-influenced classical. It also records a shift in construction from load-bearing masonry in 1897 to steel and concrete framing in 1910. The building is tied to Jamestown's growth as an industrial and commercial city. The listing is recommended at the local level.","narrative":"Two linked commercial buildings occupy the corner of West 3rd and Cherry Streets in the heart of Jamestown's business district. The older part, built in 1897 for the Wellman Brothers, is a five-story buff brick block with Ohio sandstone string courses, a pressed tin cornice and a pediment bearing the family name. Shops filled the ground floor, and upper floors held 48 offices that housed doctors, lawyers, accountants and businesses. In 1910 a steel-and-concrete addition was built to the south. It keeps a classical look, adds Prairie-style window details, and is joined to the earlier block by a narrow transition bay. Both were designed by Aaron Hall and Son, whose work drew on popular styles of the day. The building matters as an example of that eclectic practice, of the move from bearing-wall to steel-frame construction, and of Jamestown's commercial growth. The storefronts are now vacant, and many interior partitions have been removed or altered.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Aaron Hall and Son (local architect Aaron Hall), for the Wellman Brothers","architectural_style":"Late 19th & Early 20th Century Revivals: Italian Renaissance (Renaissance Revival, with Prairie Style-influenced detailing on the 1910 addition)","criteria":[],"status_note":"The ground-floor storefronts are currently vacant; the form lists the current function as vacant/not in use. Interiors have been altered over time.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:48.240085-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/09000629.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000629/75aca50ac2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000629/75aca50ac2-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wellman_Bldg_Jul_12.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wellman_Bldg_Jul_12.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316786","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wellman_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7774225"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/chautauqua-county/wellman-building-the-09000629/"}