{"nrhp_refnum":"79001587","name":"Paddock Mansion","other_names":["Jefferson County Historical Society Headquarters"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"228 Washington St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Watertown","county":"Jefferson County","state":"NY","lat":43.97322402100008,"lon":-75.91147122799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-12-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half story red-orange brick Eastlake-style house at 228 Washington Street in downtown Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, built in 1876 by John Hose for Edwin and Olive Paddock.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an outstanding example of a high Victorian house that retains most of its original features, and one of the most important Victorian houses in northern New York. It is the last residence remaining in Watertown's business district and one of few houses built by the city's merchant-bankers to survive on Washington Street. It also reflects the Paddock family's banking and business prominence and the work of builder-architect John Hose.","narrative":"Built in 1876 by John Hose for Edwin and Olive Paddock, this brick mansion at 228 Washington Street in Watertown is the only house left in what was once a residential neighborhood and is now a business district. The two-and-a-half story Eastlake design has red-orange brick, black brick accents, a three-story corner tower, cross gables, lattice-decorated balconies and turned millwork. Inside, black walnut and ash woodwork, plaster friezes, tiled fireplace mantels and a striped walnut stair hall survive, along with the original butler's pantry. Edwin Paddock was a banker and real estate owner, and Olive Paddock ran a sewing school and kept a conservatory of rare plants. After her death in 1922 she left the house and grounds to the Jefferson County Historical Society, which still uses it as its headquarters and museum. The nomination values it as a rare, well-preserved Victorian house representing Watertown's nineteenth-century merchant-banker families.","period_of_significance":"1876","architect_builder":"John Hose","architectural_style":"Eastlake (high Victorian)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and used as the Jefferson County Historical Society headquarters and local history museum; some exterior features such as the conservatory, rear porch and porte cochere have been removed.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.723842-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/79001587.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001587/704ce65f2b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001587/704ce65f2b-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Rja141 (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paddockmansion2004.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Rja141 (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paddockmansion2004.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318264","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddock_Mansion","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7123365"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/jefferson-county/paddock-mansion-79001587/"}