{"nrhp_refnum":"80003125","name":"Lyman, William, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"734 W. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Madison","county":"Lake County","state":"OH","lat":41.76988166500007,"lon":-81.06334372099997,"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 1-1/2-story wood-frame residence at 734 West Main Street in Madison, Lake County, Ohio, built around 1845 in a classical vernacular style on a rubble stone foundation.","why_significant":"The house is one of a series of classical vernacular houses built in the village between 1825 and 1850. William Lyman was the original landowner, though it is not known whether he built the house. Later additions were planned to harmonize with the original house.","narrative":"This 1-1/2-story wood-frame house at 734 West Main Street in Madison, Ohio, dates from about 1845 and is built in a classical vernacular style. It sits on a rubble stone foundation, has clapboard siding and a shingled gable roof, and follows an ell plan. The front is five bays wide with a center entrance topped by a transom, and the windows are simple and nearly floor length. The original front section has windows only in the gable ends. A porch was added about 1900. Over time a lean-to kitchen-bath, an attached carriage house and a modern rear kitchen were added, all planned to harmonize with the original house. William Lyman was the original landowner, though it is not known whether he built the house. It is one of a series of classical vernacular houses built in the village between 1825 and 1850. The lot is under an acre and holds two outbuildings and many very large trees.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Classical vernacular","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as a private residence in good interior and exterior condition; the house has grown through additions including a lean-to kitchen-bath, an attached carriage house and a modern rear kitchen.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.697099-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80003125.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003125/7f61e287a6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003125/7f61e287a6-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Lyman_House_in_Madison.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Lyman_House_in_Madison.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985606","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138447927"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lake-county/lyman-william-house-80003125/"}