Wood, Amos, House
Why it's listed
Built in 1825 by settlers from Connecticut, this one-and-a-half-story house on County Route 120 in the Town of Ellisburg, Jefferson County, is a rare example of stone construction in a New England form. Its five-bay main block and attached ell are laid in regular courses of tooled limestone said to have been quarried on the property. A frame upper story was added to the ell in the 1880s, and a two-story frame service block stands at the rear. Inside, the house keeps stenciling in the foyer, a boxed stair with square balusters, an arched parlor alcove, forged iron hardware and original wooden shingles preserved under the roof. It was the home of Amos Wood, a member of the Wood family who settled the area after 1804 and ran sawmills, a tavern, mills and a store. The family's name survives in nearby Woodville. The house is listed for its architecture and its link to early settlement; it stayed in family hands until 1939.
Significance in brief: The house is presented as a rare, little-altered early National Period vernacular dwelling that combines a New England Cape form with Federal details, built in tooled local limestone, a material essentially unknown in New England for the period. It is also tied to the Wood family, early settlers and locally prominent figures for whom nearby Woodville is named.
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 11001000, listed January 4, 2012. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 5571 Cty. Rt. 120, North Landing |
|---|---|
| County | Jefferson County |
| Listed | January 4, 2012 |
| Reference number | 11001000 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1826-1939 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown. |
| Architectural style | Early Republic: Federal |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Social History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed in use as a single dwelling, both historically and currently. |
| Acreage | 18.6 |
| Coordinates | 43.75241, -76.17579 (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 11001000.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q4747969
- This listing as JSON
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