{"nrhp_refnum":"84003258","name":"Cunningham House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"169 Warren St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Glens Falls","county":"Warren County","state":"NY","lat":43.310506703000044,"lon":-73.63321617699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-09-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story stuccoed residence at 169 Warren Street in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York, built in 1910-11 as a ceramics studio and designed by Boston architect Henry Forbes Bigelow.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant for its architecture and local associations. It was an unusual special-purpose building and one of only four Bigelow designs in Glens Falls. It was also part of the Pruyn family estate linked to the Hyde and Hoopes houses.","narrative":"Built in 1910-11 at 169 Warren Street in Glens Falls, this two-story stuccoed building began as a pottery studio for Nell Pruyn, youngest daughter of lumber magnate Samuel Pruyn. Boston architect Henry Forbes Bigelow designed it, and R.H. Rhinelander of Glens Falls was the contractor. The hipped roof is clad in wood shingle, the foundation is limestone rubble, and the street front has an entrance pavilion with a stepped gable pediment and a small wrought iron balcony. Inside, a two-story skylit center court with a marble fountain is surrounded by salons, bedrooms and a conservatory, while the basement holds the ceramics studio. When Nell Pruyn married Dr. Thomas Cunningham, a two-story service wing designed by Charles Adams Platt was added in 1919 and the studio became their home. Landscaped gardens and walkways tied it to the nearby Hyde and Hoopes houses. It is valued as an unusual, intact Bigelow work outside Boston and as part of a prominent family's estate.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect Henry Forbes Bigelow; builder R.H. Rhinelander, contractor, Glens Falls (1919 service wing designed by Charles Adams Platt)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Remains in use as a residence and office for staff of the Hyde museum; condition rated fair, with industrial pollution noted as a threat.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.84192-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/84003258.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"84003420","name":"Three Squares Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/three-squares-historic-district-84003420/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315395","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunningham_House_(Glens_Falls,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5194322"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/warren-county/cunningham-house-84003258/"}