{"nrhp_refnum":"89001122","name":"Barnard Cobblestone House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7192 W. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lima","county":"Livingston County","state":"NY","lat":42.90349217200003,"lon":-77.61717756799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-08-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story cobblestone residence at 7192 West Main Street in the village of Lima, Livingston County, New York, built for Reverend John Barnard around the 1830s and remodeled in the 1880s. It sits on a 6.4-acre lot with a carriage barn.","why_significant":"The house is a distinctive example of the early phase of western New York's cobblestone building tradition, with varied cobbles laid in simple horizontal rows. It is also a representative late Federal/early Greek Revival dwelling, unusual among Lima's cobblestone houses because its gable end faces the street. The 1880s Queen Anne verandah and interior remodeling reflect the common local practice of upgrading older buildings for new occupants.","narrative":"Built of cobblestone on West Main Street in Lima, this two-story, three-bay, side-hall house was constructed for Reverend John Barnard, pastor of the local Congregational Church for thirty-eight years. He bought the land in 1826, and a contemporary account says he built the house in 1836. The walls use fieldstones of varied size and color laid in even rows, with sandstone quoins, lintels and sills. Its gable end faces the street, unlike the other cobblestone buildings in the Lima area. Federal-style details include a louvered fanlight and an attenuated entrance. The 1880s brought a Queen Anne verandah with elaborate woodwork, along with interior changes such as a formal staircase and a built-in china cabinet. A two-story carriage barn also survives. Later owners included Schuyler Gillette, a soft drink bottler and inventor, whose family held the house from 1902 to 1967. The property was listed for its architecture, showing early cobblestone craftsmanship and later remodeling.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1830s; ca. 1880s","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Federal/early Greek Revival with late nineteenth century Queen Anne additions","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Used as a residence and described as in good condition, with the interior substantially intact; no threats known.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.591355-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/89001122.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001122/6588e12955-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001122/6588e12955-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Lvklock","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barnard_Cobblestone_House_Lima_NY.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Lvklock</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:Barnard_Cobblestone_House_Lima_NY.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313371","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnard_Cobblestone_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4861424"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/livingston-county/barnard-cobblestone-house-89001122/"}