{"nrhp_refnum":"83003887","name":"Atwater-Stone House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"29 Water St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Westfield","county":"Chautauqua County","state":"NY","lat":42.31889145800005,"lon":-79.57924196099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-12-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-one-half-story wood frame vernacular house at 29 Water Street in the village of Westfield, Chautauqua County, New York, built about 1812 and enlarged about 1850.","why_significant":"It is described as a rare surviving vernacular residence from Westfield's earliest settlement period and the only substantially intact structure recalling the village's first settlement. It reflects the small-scale houses built by early settlers between 1810 and 1840, in contrast to the larger later nineteenth-century buildings. It is also associated with Amos Atwater and Eber Stone, who ran a lumber and grist mill on Chautauqua Creek.","narrative":"Built around 1812, this one-and-one-half-story wood frame house at 29 Water Street is one of the oldest surviving dwellings in Westfield. Around 1850 the main block was extended one bay to the rear and a wood shed was attached to the south side. Windows are double-hung six-over-six sash, placed asymmetrically. Inside, the living room retains exposed hand-hewn chestnut and hemlock beams, oak floors, cherry doors and plank walls. A modern garage behind the house is not part of the historic fabric. The house is tied to Amos Atwater, the first settler to arrive, and his brother-in-law Eber Stone, who came in the winter of 1814; together they operated a lumber and grist mill along Chautauqua Creek. Most of Westfield's surviving buildings date from its later period of growth, so this modest early house is valued as a rare reminder of the small residences built by the first settlers between 1810 and 1840. It remains a private home.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early vernacular house type","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in excellent condition, in residential use, with original site and no known threats; a modern garage behind the house is non-contributing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.390065-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/83003887.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003887/e951a5303c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003887/e951a5303c-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atwater-Stone_House_Jul_12.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atwater-Stone_House_Jul_12.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312258","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atwater-Stone_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4818830"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/chautauqua-county/atwater-stone-house-83003887/"}