{"nrhp_refnum":"94000331","name":"Parks-Bentley House","other_names":["Parke Farm","Old Bentley Place"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"53 Ferry Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"South Glens Falls","county":"Saratoga County","state":"NY","lat":43.300037736000036,"lon":-73.62371110599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-04-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick house of about 1840 at 53 Ferry Boulevard in South Glens Falls, Saratoga County, New York, attached to a late-18th century frame wing that was the home of Daniel Parke II. Daniel Benedict, a brick maker, built the brick section.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a distinctive regional example of brick Greek Revival residential architecture that blends late Federal and Greek Revival features. It retains a rare late-18th century frame wing from the settlement period. Together the sections show how architectural style and construction methods changed from early settlement through industrialization. It is also tied to the Parke family, the first settlers of Moreau.","narrative":"Perched on a river bluff along Ferry Boulevard in South Glens Falls, this two-story brick house dates to about 1840 and joins a much older frame wing from the late 1700s. The older wing was the home of Daniel Parke II, whose family were the first settlers of what became the Town of Moreau. Daniel Benedict, a brick maker, built the main house using bricks fired on the property. It combines late Federal elements, such as a center-hall plan, with Greek Revival features including a deep cornice, massive limestone lintels and sills, and a recessed entrance. Later 19th century additions include a rear shed wing, an office room and two porches. The house was listed for its architecture and its link to early settlement. The older wing preserves a cooking fireplace with a beehive oven and hand-hewn timbers. Today it serves as a local historical society museum, though quarry vibrations and limited funds threaten its walls.","period_of_significance":"late-18th century - c.1870","architect_builder":"PARKE, DANIEL II; BENEDICT, DANIEL","architectural_style":"Colonial; Mid-19th Century/Greek Revival (late Federal/early Greek Revival)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Used as a museum and headquarters of the local historical society; structure in fair condition, with interior details in good repair. Threatened by limited maintenance funds and quarry blasting vibrations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.234535-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/94000331.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321606","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parks-Bentley_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7138636"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/saratoga-county/parks-bentley-house-94000331/"}