{"nrhp_refnum":"91001707","name":"Hamot, Pierre S. V., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"302 French St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Erie","county":"Erie County","state":"PA","lat":42.13230563600007,"lon":-80.08603287199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-11-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick residence at the southeast corner of French and East Third Streets in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania, built c. 1830 with two rear additions in the 1870s.","why_significant":"The house is regarded as the earliest surviving brick residence in the City of Erie and a representative example of vernacular early 19th-century brick housing with Federal-style features. Its simple, symmetrical design and solid construction are cited as its main architectural qualities, and the nomination notes it is the only surviving example of this vernacular type in Erie.","narrative":"Built between 1827 and 1831 on French Street in downtown Erie, this two-story brick house was commissioned by merchant Pierre S.V. Hamot and laid up by Peter Growotz, a German immigrant who was the first brick mason registered in the city. The house has three bays on its French Street facade, a symmetrical plan, and a low-pitched gable roof. Its walls are twelve inches thick, laid in common bond on a blue stone foundation. Two additions in the 1870s extended the rear ell, and the main house remains clearly distinguishable from them. The house is regarded as the oldest surviving brick residence in Erie, and its plainer, workmanlike character sets it apart from the more refined Federal houses elsewhere in Erie County. It was listed for its value as a representative vernacular example of early 19th-century brick housing.","period_of_significance":"1827-1831","architect_builder":"Peter Growotz (mason)","architectural_style":"Vernacular Federal Style","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Rehabilitated for office use by the Second Century Foundation; the document states it had been vacant for approximately 20 years before rehabilitation.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:35.889266-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/91001707.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001707/138a76d4c6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001707/138a76d4c6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Emilyann1012","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HamotHouse4.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Emilyann1012</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:HamotHouse4.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995499","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_S._V._Hamot_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7192434"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/erie-county/hamot-pierre-s-v-house-91001707/"}