The Walter Nichols House is an excellent intact example of the Italianate style. The original front porch, carved wooden double entrance doors and bracketed cornice are intact. A decorative wrought iron fence separates the front yard from the sidewalk. This home is on the National Register of Historic Places, designated on August 13, 1979. Walter Nichols was a mason and another prominent Elyrian who resided here was George Crisp, owner of Peerless Laundry; Crisp-Henson Carriage Shop and was superintendent of the Elyria Water Works