{"nrhp_refnum":"79002710","name":"Carlin, Patrick, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1182 W. River Rd., N.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Elyria","county":"Lorain County","state":"OH","lat":41.38852650300004,"lon":-82.10477915599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-08-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Italianate house built in 1883 on the west side of West River Road in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, just north of St. John's Church. It is a wood frame building on a sandstone foundation with a hip roof.","why_significant":"The inventory form describes the house as a highly intact example of Italianate architecture. It also notes that Patrick Carlin was an early settler who ran a prosperous 110-acre farm on the site. The house retains fine original woodwork and decorative exterior detail.","narrative":"Built in 1883 on the west side of West River Road in Elyria, this two-story Italianate house sits on what remains of Patrick Carlin's farm. Carlin was one of the early settlers of the area and worked a prosperous 110-acre farm here. The wood frame house rests on a sandstone foundation and has a hip roof. Its exterior features elaborately bracketed eaves, a large doorway framed by ornamental moulding, and long, narrow windows topped with hood mouldings. A smaller two-story servants' wing extends from the rear. Inside, the fine woodwork still carries its original multicolored paint, and a few fireplaces remain. The nominated property covers part of the original farm, with a single small outbuilding surviving, while residential and commercial development has grown up nearby. The house was recognized as a highly intact example of Italianate architecture and for its link to an early local farming family.","period_of_significance":"1883","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Interior and exterior condition are listed as fair. Sixteen acres and one small outbuilding remain of the original farm, with residential and commercial development nearby. The form lists commercial development as a threat.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.523655-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79002710.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985704","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lorain-county/carlin-patrick-house-79002710/"}