Ligonier Point Historic District
Also known as: Clark Quarry & Farm; Scragwood; Old Elm
Why it's listed
Ligonier Point Historic District occupies 79.60 acres on Willsboro Point, where the Clark family built a stone, boat and farm enterprise along Lake Champlain during the nineteenth century. Two homesteads anchor the district: Old Elm, a Greek Revival house with a Chazy limestone main block and a frame wing later used for a creamery, and Scragwood, a house of several building phases decorated with rustic and Gothic Revival details. Beyond the houses lie the main quarry and two smaller ones, an orchard, and the foundations of the quarry village, including a company store, carpenter's shop and blacksmith's shop. Chazy limestone from here was shipped by barge down the lake and through the canal system. In 1870 about 225 men worked the quarry. Lewis Clark designed the derricks and steam equipment, and S.W. Clark & Company, formed in 1854, managed the business. The district totals 34 contributing and 6 non-contributing resources.
Significance in brief: The district documents the Clark family's stone quarrying, boat-building, farming and shipping enterprises on Lake Champlain. The main quarry produced Chazy limestone, sometimes called Lake Champlain blue stone, for architectural and engineering uses, employing hundreds of workers at its peak. The surviving homes, farm buildings, quarry remains and lakeshore setting together show how the family business operated. The form's available text does not state the criteria or the formal period of significance.
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 12001129, listed January 2, 2013. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Point Rd., Ligonier Way, Willsboro |
|---|---|
| County | Essex County |
| Listed | January 2, 2013 |
| Reference number | 12001129 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | Lewis Clark designed the quarry infrastructure (derricks, overhead railroad, steam equipment); the Clark family developed the properties. |
| Architectural style | Mid-Nineteenth Century: Greek Revival; Late Victorian: Gothic Revival; Other: rustic |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Commerce, Industry |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Old Elm and Scragwood dwellings are largely intact and retain historic interiors; the main quarry is stripped of infrastructure, ringed with trees and about one-tenth flooded; the wharf, company store, workers' dwellings and other quarry village buildings no longer survive. Current functions include single dwellings. |
| Acreage | 79.3 |
| Coordinates | 44.41703, -73.37092 (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 12001129.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q23091878
- This listing as JSON
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