Vogt House
Why it's listed
Built around 1826 of native limestone, this house in Brownville, Jefferson County, is a two-story, three-bay Federal-style dwelling with stepped gables. Its walls are rock-faced coursed ashlar, accented by smooth ashlar quoins at the corners and around the doorway and windows. The south entrance has a semicircular fanlight under a stone arch with a keystone, and a semicircular window appears in the west gable. A stone kitchen wing and two older stone dwellings, one of one story and one of one and one-half stories, adjoin the main block. The porch and shed dormer are later additions. The house is one of five surviving, substantially unaltered limestone buildings in the village, grouped together because they show how limestone was used for building in the St. Lawrence region in the early 1800s. It is described as an outstanding, largely intact example of a modest Federal period stone home, and its stonework received particular design attention. At the time of the nomination, it needed repair and restoration.
Significance in brief: It is one of five limestone buildings in Brownville nominated as a group illustrating early nineteenth-century limestone building practices in the St. Lawrence region. The nomination calls the house an outstanding example of a modest Federal period stone dwelling that survives largely intact. Its careful stonework, with rock-faced coursed ashlar accented by smooth quoins, is noted.
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 80002626, listed November 19, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 110 Main St., Brownville |
|---|---|
| County | Jefferson County |
| Listed | November 19, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80002626 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The description says the Vogt House and most other buildings in the group need repair and restoration; only the Archer House was being restored by its owners. |
| Acreage | 2.3 |
| Coordinates | 44.00218, -75.98077 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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 80002626.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14707607
- This listing as JSON
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