{"nrhp_refnum":"83001650","name":"Hall, Frank A., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"34 Washington St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Westfield","county":"Chautauqua County","state":"NY","lat":42.32535892900006,"lon":-79.57788289499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-09-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story stuccoed brick Italian villa style house at 34 Washington Street in Westfield, Chautauqua County, New York, built about 1855. A one-and-one-half story frame barn is included in the nomination.","why_significant":"The house is a distinctive example of mid-nineteenth century Italian Villa architecture, with irregular massing of wings around a central tower, a low-pitched hipped roof and a bracketed cornice. It reflects the picturesque ideals popularized by architects of the period and is unique in the village for its scored stucco exterior. It is also tied to Westfield figures George W. Palmer and Frank A. Hall.","narrative":"Built around 1855 at 34 Washington Street in Westfield, this two-story brick house is finished in stucco and follows the Italian Villa style. Its wings spread asymmetrically around a three-story central tower, with the main entrance at the tower's base and rounded-arch windows on the upper tower levels. A low-pitched hipped roof and a bracketed cornice with dentils complete the form. The stucco is scored to imitate stone blocks, a treatment the nomination describes as unique in the village. The house is believed to have been built by George W. Palmer, a prominent local attorney. Later it belonged to Frank A. Hall, who from 1873 owned the Westfield Republican newspaper; a Victorian-detailed front porch was added during his occupancy. A frame barn with a gable roof is included. The nomination notes recent deterioration from neglect, yet finds that the building keeps substantial integrity as an example of its style.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italian Villa","criteria":[],"status_note":"Residence, in use as a residence; the form describes recent deterioration from neglect but says original integrity remains.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.401838-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/83001650.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001650/bebffdb9b3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001650/bebffdb9b3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WestfieldNY_FrankAHallHouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</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:WestfieldNY_FrankAHallHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312246","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_A._Hall_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5484871"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/chautauqua-county/hall-frank-a-house-83001650/"}