Dole House
Why it's listed
Built between 1835 and 1845 on Niagara Street in Lockport, this limestone house was the long-time family home of Isaac Dole, a stagecoach line operator who arrived from New Hampshire in 1833 and later served as a village trustee. The Dole family occupied it for about a century. The front-gable, two-and-one-half-story house has a narrow-course ashlar front of Gasport Limestone, rubble side walls, dressed quoins and a finely molded Federal cornice. In 1898 owner Allen M. Moore, a Dole grandson, remodeled it, adding an Ionic-columned porch, a tripartite leaded stair window and Colonial Revival interior trim. Tuckpointing, applied to imitate tooled ashlar, covers the exterior and is considered Lockport's best surviving example. The house is one of about seventy-five stone residences left in the city and was listed for its architecture, representing both early stone building and late nineteenth-century classical taste. A garage from the early twentieth century stands behind it.
Significance in brief: The house is significant as an important example of Lockport's nineteenth-century domestic stone architecture. It is one of roughly seventy-five stone residences remaining in the city and retains its early massing, ashlar facade and Federal cornice. Its 1898 Neoclassical and Colonial Revival additions and its well-preserved tuckpointing, described as the best remaining in Lockport, add to its value.
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 03000485, listed May 30, 2003. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 74 Niagara St., Lockport |
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| County | Niagara County |
| Listed | May 30, 2003 |
| Reference number | 03000485 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1840-1932 |
| Architectural style | Federal/Neoclassical |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Historic and current function are both single-family dwelling; the tuckpointing is described as remarkably well preserved. |
| Acreage | 0.3 |
| Coordinates | 43.16977, -78.69743 (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 03000485.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14706241
- This listing as JSON
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