{"nrhp_refnum":"86001289","name":"House at 115 South Main Street","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"115 S. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Canastota","county":"Madison County","state":"NY","lat":43.07862171900007,"lon":-75.75509462899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-05-23","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 cottage at 115 South Main Street in the village of Canastota, Lenox, Madison County, New York, built in 1869 by Clarence Colton and remodelled in the 1880s, with a late-nineteenth century carriage house.","why_significant":"The house is considered architecturally significant as a distinctive, eclectic example of late-nineteenth century residential design, combining Queen Anne and Eastlake features. It shows how an older, modest vernacular cottage was upgraded with fashionable decoration. It also reflects the taste of Canastota's middle class and the prominence of its once fashionable neighborhood.","narrative":"This modest frame cottage on South Main Street in Canastota, Madison County, began as a mid-nineteenth century dwelling and was remodelled in the 1880s with a layer of late Victorian detail. It has one and one-half stories, an asymmetrical plan, a multi-gabled roof and a two-and-one-half story corner tower under a pyramidal roof. Shingle siding, diamond-shaped shingles, half-timbering and Eastlake-style pierced woodwork on the entrance porch give it a picturesque character. A late-nineteenth century carriage house stands southwest of the house. The property matters as an example of the common practice of upgrading older, plainer buildings with fashionable features, probably by a skilled local craftsman. Though a scaled-down version of grander houses of the period, it reflects the aspirations of the village's middle class and recalls the neighborhood's standing as one of Canastota's more fashionable residential areas. Local tradition credits Clarence Colton, a descendant of an early village settler, with building it.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect unknown; builder Clarence Colton (per local tradition)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian eclectic, with Queen Anne and Eastlake elements","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Used as a residence, both originally and at the time of the inventory; condition rated fair; interior condition unknown.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.852045-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/86001289.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313472","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_at_115_South_Main_Street","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5913889"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/madison-county/house-at-115-south-main-street-86001289/"}