Point Salubrious Historic District
Why it's listed
Point Salubrious Historic District is a small group of farm and resort buildings on the western shore of a peninsula near Chaumont, in the town of Lyme. It includes an early farmhouse later enlarged as the boarding house known as The Lodge, a c.1892 farmhouse called Windemere, five hip-roofed seasonal bungalows from 1908 to 1925, and several outbuildings and pumphouses. The land began as the farm of Nathaniel Warner, who settled the Point in 1815 and built his house around 1820. In 1875 his grandson Alvah Warner found a mineral spring on the property, which led to a summer boardinghouse in 1878 and later a private club for Watertown families. The district was listed for its architecture. It preserves Lyme's only seasonal boarding house, its only high-style 1890s farmhouse, and its only concentration of early twentieth century bungalows, which show the move from agriculture to a resort economy.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the district is an architecturally significant group of late 19th and early 20th century seasonal buildings. It shows Lyme's shift from farming to a seasonal and recreational economy, and it holds the town's earliest seasonal development and its only concentration of early bungalows. It also includes the town's only surviving seasonal boarding house and its only high-style 1890s farmhouse.
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 90001339, listed September 6, 1990. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Point Salubrious Rd., Chaumont |
|---|---|
| County | Jefferson County |
| Listed | September 6, 1990 |
| Reference number | 90001339 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | Nathaniel Warner (builder of the c.1820 farmhouse) |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne vernacular farmhouse; Bungalow and Arts & Crafts influenced seasonal cottages |
| Criteria |
|
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Acreage | 6 |
| Coordinates | 44.04264, -76.15527 (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 90001339.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7208161
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.