{"nrhp_refnum":"88002199","name":"Black Watch Library","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"161 Montcalm St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ticonderoga","county":"Essex County","state":"NY","lat":43.84843058800004,"lon":-73.42555542299993,"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 one-story brick public library at 161 Montcalm Street in the village of Ticonderoga, Essex County, New York, built in 1905 to designs by an Albany architect named Pitcher, with Riley as contractor.","why_significant":"The library is argued to be an outstanding and remarkably intact example of early twentieth century Jacobean Revival public architecture, unique in the Ticonderoga multiple resource area. It retains a high degree of integrity inside and out. It is also a key visual landmark downtown and a long-standing center of culture and education, built as a memorial to the Black Watch regiment.","narrative":"Black Watch Memorial Library is a one-story brick building on Montcalm Street, the main street of Ticonderoga village. Completed in 1905, it was designed by an Albany architect named Pitcher and built by a contractor named Riley. Its cruciform plan, slate gabled roof, stone trim, grouped casement windows and prominent chimney are hallmarks of the Jacobean Revival style, while the interior adds dark oak beams and white stucco in a Tudor Revival manner. The project began in 1903, when local historical society officials sought funds from Andrew Carnegie for a library that would also memorialize the Black Watch regiment, which fought at Ticonderoga in 1758. Carnegie gave $5,000, and later $2,000 for a historical room and memorial. A plaque from the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment hangs above the reading room fireplace. The building keeps a high degree of original design and materials and remains a library and community landmark among the commercial buildings downtown.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect: Pitcher, Albany, NY; Builder: Riley, contractor","architectural_style":"Jacobean Revival (interior Tudor Revival)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still used as a library; condition listed as good, with no threats known. Interior is publicly accessible and largely intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:46.121851-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/88002199.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002199/8cc8cfa9ac-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002199/8cc8cfa9ac-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Mwanner","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_Watch_Library,_Ticonderoga.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:Black_Watch_Library,_Ticonderoga.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312857","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Watch_Library","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4922128"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/essex-county/black-watch-library-88002199/"}