{"nrhp_refnum":"82001208","name":"Jervis Public Library","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"613 N. Washington St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rome","county":"Oneida County","state":"NY","lat":43.21871049600003,"lon":-75.45418090899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-11-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and one-half story brick house at 613 N. Washington Street in Rome, Oneida County, New York, designed by engineer John B. Jervis and completed in 1858. It has served as the city's public library since 1885.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant for its architecture and for its association with John B. Jervis, a prominent nineteenth-century canal and railroad engineer. It is also significant as an educational and cultural center for Rome since 1885. It is described as one of the few surviving structures associated with Jervis in upstate New York.","narrative":"Built in 1858 on a two-acre landscaped lot in Rome, New York, this brick mansion was designed by its owner, the engineer John B. Jervis. It is two and one-half stories, with a slate gable roof, a cupola, bracketed eaves, and a two-story portico supported by four Doric brick columns. Jervis worked on the Erie Canal, the Delaware and Hudson Canal and Railway, the Mohawk and Hudson Railway, and New York City's Croton Aqueduct. His house followed a traditional five-bay Neoclassical plan, a conservative choice when Gothic and Italianate styles were fashionable. When he died in 1885 he left the house and a third of his estate to the city for a library, and it has served that purpose since. A two-story addition followed in the 1920s, and a modern wing was added later. Original woodwork, marble mantels, plaster ceiling moldings, and his study shelving survive, along with his collection of railroad and canal records.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"John Bloomfield Jervis","architectural_style":"Neoclassical format (conservative, eclectic, highly personal design)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in use as a public library; the original house is in good condition and altered, with a 1926 extension and a 1960s modern addition that is not historic.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.923751-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82001208.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001208/defaf98faf-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001208/defaf98faf-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Agreen54","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jervis_Public_Library.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Agreen54</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jervis_Public_Library.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100011346","name":"Rome Residential Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/rome-residential-historic-district-100011346/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320219","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jervis_Public_Library","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6185274"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/oneida-county/jervis-public-library-82001208/"}