Stickney House
Why it's listed
Built in the 1850s at 133 Lock Street in Lockport, this two-and-one-half-story house is made of gray Gasport limestone with red Medina sandstone sills and a watertable. It has a gable-and-wing form, with a front-gable main block and a lower south wing. Broadly projecting eaves, bracketed porches with chamfered posts, and tall narrow windows reflect the Italianate style, which the house adopted in the early 1870s. Inside, wide-shouldered Greek Revival trim, wide plank floors, and Renaissance Revival mantels survive. A limestone carriage block and an octagonal hitching post stand at the street. The land was acquired in 1836 by Marcus Stickney, and his son Washington Stickney owned it when the house was built. Later owners included attorney George Clinton Greene. The house is one of about seventy-five stone residences left in Lockport. It was listed for its refined masonry, decorative detail, and high level of integrity, which make it a local landmark.
Significance in brief: The house is significant under Criterion C as an important example of Lockport's mid-nineteenth-century stone domestic architecture. It is a good example of the gable-and-wing form with Italianate details and one of the more elaborate of about seventy-five surviving stone residences in the city. Its interior and exterior are well preserved, and its carriage block and hitching post are rare survivors.
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 03000483, listed May 30, 2003. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 133 Lock St., Lockport |
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| County | Niagara County |
| Listed | May 30, 2003 |
| Reference number | 03000483 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1850s-1881 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as a single dwelling, with a high degree of interior and exterior integrity. |
| Acreage | 0.2 |
| Within district | Lockport Industrial District |
| Coordinates | 43.17237, -78.69229 (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 03000483.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7616287
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.