{"nrhp_refnum":"97000094","name":"Blanchard House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"329 Westcott St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Syracuse","county":"Onondaga County","state":"NY","lat":43.04421016900005,"lon":-76.11919193399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-02-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame Arts and Crafts house at 329 Westcott Street on Syracuse's east side, near Syracuse University, built in 1914 for Orlow D. Blanchard and designed by Ward Wellington Ward. A rear garage is included as a contributing building.","why_significant":"The house is significant under Criterion C as an intact and representative example of Ward Wellington Ward's residential architecture in Syracuse. It keeps signature Ward features such as circle designs in the gables, a lattice-trimmed porch, leaded glass and a Mercer tile fireplace. Although one of Ward's more modest designs, it retains integrity inside and out.","narrative":"Built in 1914 at 329 Westcott Street in Syracuse, this two-story Arts and Crafts house was designed by architect Ward Wellington Ward for Orlow D. Blanchard, an executive in a hardware and building supplies firm who later led a sash, door and glass company. It sits in the M.C. Palmer Tract, laid out in 1885, among houses built between 1900 and 1925. The house is clad in dark-stained wood shingles and has a gable-on-hipped roof with wide eaves, circles within the gables, and a full-width front porch with Tuscan columns and lattice work. Inside, the living room has an inglenook with a Mercer tile fireplace flanked by leaded glass cabinets, and the principal rooms keep their original wood trim. A rear garage built between 1924 and 1938 also contributes. The house was listed as a well-preserved, representative example of Ward's residential work, even though it is one of his more modest designs.","period_of_significance":"1914-ca. 1930","architect_builder":"Ward, Ward Wellington","architectural_style":"Arts and Crafts","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Used as a single-family dwelling; the exterior and interior are described as in good condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.012219-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/97000094.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000094/2abd7b8b18-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000094/2abd7b8b18-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Doncram","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BlanchardHs1sm.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doncram</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:BlanchardHs1sm.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100011439","name":"Westcott-University Neighborhood Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/westcott-university-neighborhood-historic-district-100011439/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314029","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanchard_House_(Syracuse,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4924807"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/onondaga-county/blanchard-house-97000094/"}