{"nrhp_refnum":"75001474","name":"Gillett-Shoemaker-Welsh House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"133 N. 4th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waterville","county":"Lucas County","state":"OH","lat":41.501974078000046,"lon":-83.72103005799994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-07-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Victorian townhouse with a mansard roof at 133 N. 4th Street in Waterville, Lucas County, Ohio, built in 1883 for Orrin Gillett.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a good example of a Victorian townhouse and one of few remaining in the area with a mansard roof. It is also tied to Orrin Gillett, a prominent local landowner who settled in Waterville in 1834 and ran a general store.","narrative":"Built in 1883 at 133 N. 4th Street in Waterville, this two-story brick townhouse has an L-shaped plan and a mansard roof with no windows in the mansard. A two-story bay dominates the east facade, and the main entrance, at the inside corner of the L, faces south beneath a one-story porch with carved brackets. Windows are double hung with segmental arches and retain their original shutters, and heavy carved brackets support the cornice. A one-story mansard-roofed addition sits at the rear. Orrin Gillett, born in 1812, had settled in Waterville in 1834, ran a general store and owned farm land. He built the house late in life, after retiring, on a site above the Maumee River and the abandoned Miami & Erie Canal. His daughter Jane Shoemaker lived there until 1930, and her daughter later sold it in the 1940s. It is recognized as a good example of a Victorian townhouse, one of few remaining in the area with a mansard roof.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1883)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Second Empire (Victorian townhouse with mansard roof)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition, altered, on its original site; used as a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.139686-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/75001474.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001474/8353acd340-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001474/8353acd340-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gillett-Shoemaker-Welsh_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gillett-Shoemaker-Welsh_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989941","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138557973"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lucas-county/gillett-shoemaker-welsh-house-75001474/"}