{"nrhp_refnum":"99001408","name":"Clark-Lester House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5454 Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lancaster","county":"Erie County","state":"NY","lat":42.90012326500005,"lon":-78.66805114199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-11-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and one-half-story wood frame Queen Anne-style house at 5454 Broadway in the Village of Lancaster, Erie County, New York, built about 1891, with a carriage house at the rear.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a well-preserved, locally distinctive example of Queen Anne residential design from the 1890s, with a high level of architectural integrity. After the 1930s demolition of the Grimes-Davis House, it became the Village's most distinctive Queen Anne example. It is also tied to the Lester family, including Levant D. Lester, a local attorney, and his daughter Dr. Olive Lester, a University of Buffalo psychology professor.","narrative":"Built around 1891 on Broadway in Lancaster, New York, this two and one-half-story wood frame house is a well-preserved example of Queen Anne design. It rests on a coursed rubble sandstone foundation under a cross-gable roof. The exterior combines clapboard with imbricated and square-butt shingles, an original porch with turned posts and curved brackets, a second-story balcony, and two-story bay windows. Inside, a double-run stair and most of the original woodwork survive. A two-story carriage house stands behind the house. It was built for Myron Clark and later passed to the Lester family. Levant D. Lester, a local attorney, lived there from 1911 until 1935. His daughter Olive, a University of Buffalo psychology professor and the first woman to chair a department there, lived in the house for most of her life. Its architectural integrity and its status as the Village's most distinctive Queen Anne residence led to its listing.","period_of_significance":"c. 1891-1949","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Queen Anne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Current function is listed as work in progress; the interior is described as little altered from the original.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.004579-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/99001408.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001408/2be9f52904-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001408/2be9f52904-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clark-Lester_House_Aug_10.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clark-Lester_House_Aug_10.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312745","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark%E2%80%93Lester_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5127128"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/erie-county/clark-lester-house-99001408/"}