{"nrhp_refnum":"83001757","name":"Barlow, William V. N., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"223 S. Clinton St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Albion","county":"Orleans County","state":"NY","lat":43.23962719100007,"lon":-78.19637925499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-09-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick house with a mansard roof at 223 South Clinton Street in Albion, Orleans County, New York, built circa 1875 and designed by local architect William V.N. Barlow as his own residence. The one-acre property also includes a former horsebarn now used as a garage.","why_significant":"The house is significant as a distinctive example of the work of prominent Albion architect William V.N. Barlow. It combines Italianate, Second Empire and Queen Anne features, marking a stylistic departure from his earlier, more conventional work. Its Eastlake style interior woodwork is notably intact and well designed.","narrative":"Built around 1875 at 223 South Clinton Street in Albion, this two-story brick house was designed by architect William V.N. Barlow as his family home. It has a Medina sandstone foundation, a slate-shingled mansard roof, a projecting pavilion with an attached tower, and an irregular, highly ornamented form. Barlow drew on Italianate, Second Empire and Queen Anne motifs, a contrast with his earlier work, which followed the conventional designs of its time. Inside, the walnut staircase, newel, fireplace frontispiece and carved door and window surrounds show Eastlake style design, with a different floral or geometric motif in each room. Barlow worked in western New York from 1833 to 1885 and designed many Albion buildings, including the Orleans County Courthouse. Many of his other works have been heavily altered, while this house remains largely intact. The property also includes the original horsebarn, now a garage, and a surviving well with a hand pump.","period_of_significance":"c. 1875","architect_builder":"William V.N. Barlow","architectural_style":"Eclectic mix of Italianate, Second Empire and Queen Anne motifs, with an Eastlake style interior","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied private residence in excellent condition; the horsebarn was converted to a garage in the mid-1970s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:43.524129-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/83001757.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001757/7d5a8ebf67-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001757/7d5a8ebf67-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Barlow_House,_Albion,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</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:William_Barlow_House,_Albion,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320797","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_V._N._Barlow_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8019652"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/orleans-county/barlow-william-v-n-house-83001757/"}