{"nrhp_refnum":"88002197","name":"Hancock House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Montcalm and Wicker Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ticonderoga","county":"Essex County","state":"NY","lat":43.84828266000005,"lon":-73.43445456499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-11-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and one-half story Georgian style granite building on Montcalm Street in the village of Ticonderoga, Essex County, New York, built 1925-26 to a design by M.H. Westhoff of Springfield, Massachusetts, as an exact replica of John Hancock's Boston house.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an outstanding example of Colonial Revival architecture in Ticonderoga and a precise replica of a Boston house demolished in 1863. It was a gift of philanthropist Horace Moses and built as the first headquarters of the New York State Historical Association. Its highly intact interior and fine craftsmanship add to its importance as a community landmark.","narrative":"Set at the top of Montcalm Street near Moses Circle in Ticonderoga, this two and one-half story Weymouth granite building was completed in 1926 as a replica of John Hancock's house, which stood on Beacon Hill in Boston until its demolition in 1863. The original had been measured and drawn before it came down. Philanthropist Horace A. Moses, a Ticonderoga native, financed the building and offered an endowment of $100,000 to attract the New York State Historical Association, which used it as its first headquarters until 1939. Architect M.H. Westhoff and contractor Edward F. Minor reproduced the Georgian design with limestone quoins, keystones, a gambrel slate roof and balustrade. The interior, centered on an open stair with three turned balusters per step, closely recreates the original. Today the Ticonderoga Historical Society occupies it as a library and museum, continuing its original purpose. It is valued as an outstanding local example of Colonial Revival architecture and as a community landmark.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect M.H. Westhoff, Springfield, MA; builder Edward F. Minor","architectural_style":"Georgian style building; Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Currently serves as headquarters, library and museum of the Ticonderoga Historical Society (since 1976); condition listed as excellent and no threats known.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.123236-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/88002197.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002197/7e05f0cd2e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002197/7e05f0cd2e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Mwanner","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hancock_House,_Ticonderoga,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Mwanner</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:Hancock_House,_Ticonderoga,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312839","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_House_(Ticonderoga,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5647047"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/essex-county/hancock-house-88002197/"}