Amherst Avenue Historic District
Why it's listed
Amherst Avenue in Ticonderoga's village center holds a compact group of ten houses and six garages built between 1921 and 1923. Local builder William A. Gale constructed them for the Ticonderoga Pulp and Paper Company, which rented them to mill management. The wood-frame houses share shingle and clapboard siding, front porches and tripartite windows. Four show Bungalow influence, with sloping roofs over recessed porches, wide eaves and triangular brackets. Four are hip-roofed four squares, and Doric porch columns and gable returns add Colonial Revival touches. The street was listed for its architecture and for what it shows about company-sponsored workers' housing in the early twentieth century, when the firm built modern homes while larger paper companies faced labor strife. International Paper bought the company in 1925 and began selling the houses to tenants in the late 1940s. The district remains largely unchanged and is still residential, with 16 contributing and three noncontributing buildings on about 3.5 acres.
Significance in brief: The district is argued to be architecturally significant as a well-preserved enclave of company-sponsored workers' housing, reflecting the last phase of that house type and national trends in corporate housing and residential planning. It combines Craftsman-influenced Bungalow and four-square forms with Colonial Revival details. It is one of two intact housing developments the company built for mill employees.
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 89000473, listed June 16, 1989. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 322--340 Amherst Ave., Ticonderoga |
|---|---|
| County | Essex County |
| Listed | June 16, 1989 |
| Reference number | 89000473 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1921-1923 |
| Architect / builder | W.A. Gale (Builder) |
| Architectural style | Bungalow, Colonial Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The form describes the district as virtually unchanged since construction, with all properties still in single-dwelling residential use. |
| Acreage | 3.5 |
| Coordinates | 43.84402, -73.42555 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 89000473.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q4746013
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.