{"nrhp_refnum":"79002733","name":"Nichols, Walter, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SE corner of 4th St. and West Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Elyria","county":"Lorain County","state":"OH","lat":41.36406834200005,"lon":-82.10986527999995,"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 brick Italianate house at the southeast corner of Fourth Street and West Avenue in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, completed in 1871 by Walter Nichols, a mason.","why_significant":"The inventory form describes the house as a prime example of Italianate architecture, typical of the style in many ways. It cites its elaborate exterior woodwork and well-preserved interior finishes. It also notes the house is a familiar landmark at a prominent corner.","narrative":"Built in 1871 by mason Walter Nichols, this two-story brick house sits on a prominent corner at Fourth Street and West Avenue in Elyria. Nichols acquired the land from Heman Ely, the town's original platter. The house rests on a sandstone foundation and has a hip roof of seamed metal and a cross-shaped plan. Exterior features include an elaborate wood cornice, Corinthian columns on the porches, brick hood mouldings and sandstone lintels over the windows. Inside are a fruitwood fireplace with Dutch tile trim, a woven cherrywood screen between two parlors, marble fireplaces, cove mouldings and ceiling medallions. The property was sold in 1884 to George E. Crisp, and his son Albert later lived there until a sale in 1938 to Carl Wolfe. Described as a prime example of Italianate architecture, it is a familiar local landmark and was undergoing restoration at the time of the survey.","period_of_significance":"1871","architect_builder":"Walter Nichols (Mason)","architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in the process of restoration; interior condition excellent, exterior fair to good.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.448191-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79002733.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002733/cbd3314c02-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002733/cbd3314c02-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walter_Nichols_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walter_Nichols_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"00001663","name":"Elyria Downtown-West Avenue Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/elyria-downtown-west-avenue-historic-district-00001663/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985700","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138507618"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lorain-county/nichols-walter-house-79002733/"}