{"nrhp_refnum":"85002467","name":"Lewis House","other_names":["Bldg. #21"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Market St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cape Vincent","county":"Jefferson County","state":"NY","lat":44.12909406500006,"lon":-76.33812311099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-09-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-one-half story frame house with an attached three-and-one-half story tower, built about 1875 on the north end of Market Street in the village of Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York, facing the St. Lawrence River.","why_significant":"It is described as a distinctive, intact example of a modest eclectic late nineteenth century residence in the Cape Vincent multiple resource area. Its Second Empire style tower, oriented toward the river, reflects the port and summer resort economy of the period. An early owner, a customs inspector, is thought to have used the tower to watch ship traffic.","narrative":"Built around 1875 at the north end of Market Street in Cape Vincent, this modest frame house faces the St. Lawrence River. It has a one-and-one-half story main block, a one-story wing with a shed roof concealed behind parapet walls, and a three-and-one-half story tower, all resting on a limestone foundation. The tower is the most prominent feature, with a Second Empire mansard roof covered in wooden fish-scale shingles, pedimented dormers, paired brackets and a cutout frieze. A porch with turned Queen Anne style posts projects from the south wall. The exterior remains fully intact, and the interior keeps its oak floorboards, baseboards and window and door surrounds. The tower's position gives river views of up to a mile in each direction. An early owner, Mr. Lewis, was a customs inspector and is thought to have watched shipping from it. The house reflects the river-based prosperity of Cape Vincent as a port and summer destination, and it is still used as a summer residence.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Eclectic Victorian, with a Second Empire style tower and Queen Anne style porch posts","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition rated good; the building currently serves as a summer residence and its exterior remains entirely intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.959422-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/85002467.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313170","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_House_(Cape_Vincent,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6536706"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/jefferson-county/lewis-house-85002467/"}