Norman Vale
Also known as: Nott House
Why it's listed
Norman Vale, also known as the Nott House, is a three-part dwelling on Nott Road in Guilderland, Albany County, New York. A tall two-and-one-half-story center block is flanked by one-and-one-half-story wings, and the house sits on a nearly ten-acre parcel in the Normanskill floodplain. Built around 1790, it has a steeply pitched roof with forked rafters and stone foundation walls, reflecting older vernacular building methods. Inside, Federal mantels, plaster cornices and multi-light sash survive alongside Colonial Revival woodwork added in the 1930s, when descendants of the Nott family remodeled the house and moved the original entry to the west wing. The Nott family owned the property until 1977. Its importance rests on both the early Federal construction and the later Colonial Revival changes, which together record two centuries of changing architectural taste and settlement in the Albany area.
Significance in brief: It is significant under Criterion C as an early Federal period house that was altered and enlarged over time, most recently with Colonial Revival changes in the 1930s. It shows both late-eighteenth-century vernacular building traditions and early-twentieth-century Colonial Revival taste. It was also home to locally prominent families, mostly descendants of the Nott family, until 1977.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 09001079, listed December 11, 2009. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 6030 Nott Rd., Guilderland |
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| County | Albany County |
| Listed | December 11, 2009 |
| Reference number | 09001079 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c.1790-1930 |
| Architectural style | Early 19th Century: Federal; Early 20th Century: Colonial Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as a single-family dwelling; the exterior is covered in aluminum siding added in the mid-twentieth century. |
| Acreage | 9.1 |
| Coordinates | 42.69145, -73.90504 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary: it recognises significance and does not restrict what a private owner may do without federal money or permits. It unlocks the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit for income-producing buildings, state credits in many states, and Section 106 review when federal agencies are involved. See what listing means in practice.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 09001079.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7052893
- This listing as JSON
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