{"nrhp_refnum":"79002713","name":"Washington Terrace Apartments","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Washington Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Elyria","county":"Lorain County","state":"OH","lat":41.36959288500003,"lon":-82.10673064499997,"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 three-story apartment complex on the west side of Washington Avenue in Elyria, Ohio, just north of the bridge over the Black River, built around 1900 in the Jacobethan style.","why_significant":"The inventory describes it as one of Elyria's first large apartment complexes, valued for its closeness to downtown. It is also noted as significant for its Jacobethan architecture in Elyria. It was supposedly financed by William G. Sharp, an Elyrian who served as ambassador to France under President Wilson.","narrative":"Washington Terrace Apartments is a three-story apartment complex on the west side of Washington Avenue in Elyria, just north of the bridge over the Black River. Built around 1900 in the Jacobethan style, it has a stone foundation, masonry walls, and a gabled roof with asphalt shingles. The front facade is brick with wood and stucco on the upper floors, and it fits the many large mansions that once lined the street. The sides and rear use a less expensive brick and have large outdoor porches on each level that also serve as access. It is regarded as one of Elyria's first large apartment complexes and has stayed popular because of its closeness to downtown. It was supposedly financed by William G. Sharp, an Elyria figure who became ambassador to France under President Wilson. The small lot overlooks the falls of the Black River and the gorge containing Cascade Park. The building still serves as apartments.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Jacobethan","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still used as apartments; interior in fair condition and exterior in good condition. The form says it is not endangered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.978197-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79002713.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002713/7a68042d83-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002713/7a68042d83-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Washington_Terrace_Apartments_with_sunlight.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Washington_Terrace_Apartments_with_sunlight.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985708","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138497441"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lorain-county/washington-terrace-apartments-79002713/"}