{"nrhp_refnum":"11000402","name":"Stoddard-O'Connor House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5431 Shady Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lowville","county":"Lewis County","state":"NY","lat":43.78919451000007,"lon":-75.49049406199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-06-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half-story frame house at 5431 Shady Avenue in the village of Lowville, Lewis County, New York, built in 1898 with a companion carriage house of about 1900. The builder was Charles Wisner & Sons.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is locally significant architecturally as a representative example of late nineteenth century Queen Anne and Colonial Revival inspired residential design in Lowville. It combines an asymmetrical Victorian composition with emerging Colonial Revival details. Little could be found about the original occupants, so significance is limited to the 1898 construction date.","narrative":"Built in 1898 at 5431 Shady Avenue in Lowville, this two-and-a-half-story frame house sits near the village's commercial center. Its asymmetrical massing, complex rooflines, stacked bays, half-height entry porches with turned posts, and rusticated limestone foundation reflect the Queen Anne style. Denticulated cornices, triangular pediments and classically inspired window surrounds point toward the Colonial Revival. Decorative touches include imbricated siding, stained glass lights and scroll-sawn brackets shaped like spoked wheels. Inside, the foyer and stair retain stained woodwork, a carved newel and original paneled doors. The builder was Charles Wisner & Sons, a Lowville contracting firm active from the 1880s into the 1920s. The house was the home of May Elizabeth Stoddard O'Connor and her husband Timothy. A carriage house of about 1900 stands behind it. The property was listed for its local architectural significance as an eclectic example of turn-of-the-century residential design, with its period of significance limited to the year of construction.","period_of_significance":"1898","architect_builder":"Charles Wisner & Sons","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Queen Anne; Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a dwelling; the upstairs has been converted into two apartments with little change to the historic plan, and interior wallpaper was being restored.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:48.401412-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/11000402.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318602","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoddard%E2%80%93O%27Connor_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23092100"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/lewis-county/stoddard-oconnor-house-11000402/"}