{"nrhp_refnum":"80003112","name":"Childs, Robertus W., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"307 W. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Madison","county":"Lake County","state":"OH","lat":41.770607340000026,"lon":-81.05420045199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-10-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick and wood-frame house at 307 West Main Street in Madison, Lake County, Ohio, built in 1834 by stone mason Robertus W. Childs, with changes around 1900.","why_significant":"The nomination describes the house as unique in the village because of its five-bay vernacular classic brick facade with brick pilasters, pedimented end gables, and later Palladian windows with notable stained glass. It also notes remarkable woodwork throughout, apparently used as display samples by the Childs family.","narrative":"Built in 1834 on West Main Street in Madison, Ohio, this two-story house was constructed by Robertus W. Childs, a stone mason. The front wing is a five-bay vernacular classic brick structure, with brick pilasters defining the window ranks and complete pediment cornices on the end gables. Windows hold two-over-two sash. A bracketed rear wing was added later, and around 1900 Palladian windows with notable stained glass were placed on the east and west elevations. These features together make the house unique in the village. Inside, remarkable woodwork appears throughout, apparently used as display samples by the Childs family. Asa, the son of Robertus and a carpenter, also lived there, and a large barn on the lot served as a woodworking shop. The house sits on part of Tract 1, Lot 33, on less than one acre, and remains a residence in excellent condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Robertus W. Childs (builder)","architectural_style":"Federal vernacular, Neo-Classic","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as in excellent condition inside and out, and used as a residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.344181-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80003112.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003112/331278d6d9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003112/331278d6d9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"LeeG7144","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:307_W_Main_St.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">LeeG7144</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:307_W_Main_St.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985582","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138429858"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lake-county/childs-robertus-w-house-80003112/"}