{"nrhp_refnum":"75001220","name":"Richardson-Bates House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"135 E. 3rd St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Oswego","county":"Oswego County","state":"NY","lat":43.455901382000036,"lon":-76.50412447199994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-09-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick residence at 135 E. Third Street in Oswego, New York, built in stages: a northern section designed by A.J. Warner of Rochester around 1867, a southern brick addition made after 1883 (in the 1880s), and a frame kitchen wing.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the house is a remarkably intact record of late nineteenth century life, with exterior and interiors preserved because one family owned it for five generations before giving it, with its contents, to the historical society in 1947. It is described as one of the best cultural records of its kind in New York State. It also reflects the tastes of a prominent Oswego family, including mayor and real estate developer Maxwell Richardson.","narrative":"Standing on a large corner lot at East Third and Mohawk Streets in Oswego, this brick house grew in three stages. The northern section, with a four-story tower, was designed around 1867 by Rochester architect A.J. Warner and attached to an earlier frame house. A southern brick wing followed in the 1880s, along with a frame kitchen wing. Cast metal sphinxes flank the front steps, reflecting Maxwell Richardson's interest in Egypt. Inside, dark walnut and mahogany finish the Warner rooms, while the later wing has lighter oak and cherry woodwork attributed to local craftsman Louis Lavonier. The Richardson and Bates family owned the property for five generations, from 1850 to 1947, then gave the house and most of its late nineteenth century furnishings to the Oswego Historical Society. That continuity left both interiors and exterior largely intact. The society uses the house as its headquarters and museum, with first-floor rooms arranged as documented in surviving photographs.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"A.J. Warner (part)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the Oswego County Historical Society and used as its museum and headquarters; first floors are kept as period rooms, second-floor rooms serve as exhibit space, and the kitchen wing was converted to a caretaker's apartment in the 1960s. Condition is marked good.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.232773-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/75001220.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001220/584affdff3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001220/584affdff3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RICHARDSON-BATES_HOUSE.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ MD</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RICHARDSON-BATES_HOUSE.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320871","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richardson-Bates_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7330311"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/oswego-county/richardson-bates-house-75001220/"}