{"nrhp_refnum":"80003132","name":"Ware, Edwin L., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"293 W. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Madison","county":"Lake County","state":"OH","lat":41.77060746500007,"lon":-81.05395982099998,"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, wood-frame Federal vernacular house at 293 West Main Street in the village of Madison, Lake County, Ohio, built around 1830. It sits on a small lot with a barn converted to a garage.","why_significant":"The inventory form describes it as one of the finest and best-preserved early classical houses in the village. The doorway, eaves and window detail are intact, and there have been no significant alterations. The first owner, according to the land title, was Edwin L. Ware, though little is known of his role in village history.","narrative":"This two-story frame house at 293 West Main Street in Madison, Ohio, dates to about 1830 and is described as Federal vernacular in style. It rests on a rubble stone foundation, has clapboard walls and a gable roof covered in shingles. The five-bay front has a center entrance with pilasters, a simple entablature and a four-light transom. Original six-over-six sash windows remain throughout, along with a narrow frieze, corner boards and cornice returns on the gable ends. A leanto at the rear and a small side porch with two square pillars complete the exterior. A barn on the small lot has been converted to a garage. The house was listed because it is considered one of the finest and best-preserved early classical houses in the village, with its doorway, eaves and window detail intact and no significant alterations. Land records name Edwin L. Ware as the first owner, though little is known about his place in local history.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal vernacular","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still used as a residence; interior and exterior condition both listed as excellent.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:13.013951-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80003132.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003132/523106b078-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003132/523106b078-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"LeeG7144","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:293_W_Main_St_2.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:293_W_Main_St_2.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985614","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138447997"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lake-county/ware-edwin-l-house-80003132/"}