{"nrhp_refnum":"83002001","name":"Gendron, Peter, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1413 Walnut St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Toledo","county":"Lucas County","state":"OH","lat":41.66364146900003,"lon":-83.53566995499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-03-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Engineering","Transportation","Invention"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick house at 1413 Walnut Street in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, built about 1877 as the residence and early workshop of Peter (Pierre) Gendron. The builder is unknown, and a Queen Anne porch was added between 1881 and 1891.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is the only remaining physical evidence of the Gendron Iron Wheel Company, which perfected the wire-wheel industry and helped earn Toledo the nickname \"Coventry of America.\" Peter Gendron held at least 25 patents and built one of Toledo's largest industries. The house also stands as Toledo's only surviving physical link to this prominent industry and businessman.","narrative":"Built about 1877 at 1413 Walnut Street in Toledo, this two-story brick house was both home and early workshop to Peter Gendron, an inventor of wire-spoked wheels. Between 1877 and 1880 he built children's carriages on its second floor, and in 1880 he organized the Gendron Iron Wheel Company. The firm grew into a national leader in bicycles, tricycles, wheel chairs, baby carriages and toys, and Gendron eventually held at least 25 patents. Toledo's wheel industry, along with the Milburn Wagon Works, earned the city the nickname \"Coventry of America.\" His downtown factory was later demolished, leaving this house as the only physical evidence of the enterprise. The house features a Queen Anne porch with turned posts and ornate spindlework, a corbelled brick cornice, and an interior that retains original woodwork and a central stair. Gendron's widow lived there until 1911.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Queen Anne verandah on a brick house in a vernacular style; the surrounding neighborhood ranges from Greek Revival to Italianate to Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition but altered, and under renovation by a housing development group at the time of nomination; a deteriorated rear frame addition was slated for removal.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.567564-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/83002001.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002001/07bf2ba4a3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002001/07bf2ba4a3-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Gendron_House_vertical.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Gendron_House_vertical.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990043","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138542655"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lucas-county/gendron-peter-house-83002001/"}