Rexford, Cyrus, House
Why it's listed
Set on a screened 2.3-acre lot at the corner of Route 146 and Riverview Road in Rexford, this twenty-room frame house grew in stages. Portions date to about 1850, including an earlier rear block with heavy timber framing, and in 1883 Cyrus Rexford, a third-generation local resident, had the family home enlarged into a fashionable showpiece. Its steep hipped roof, many dormers, bracketed eaves, turned-post porches and applied stickwork reflect a highly eclectic late Victorian approach, with Stick Style the closest classification. Inside, the hall retains a hand-painted mural, a curving stair and Eastlake-style fireplaces. A gambrel-roofed dairy barn from about 1910 and a converted carriage house also contribute. The house was recognized for architecture because late Victorian houses are uncommon in Clifton Park, where farming and canal trade, rather than industry, shaped the local economy. Rexford's wealth came from family mercantile, hotel and bridge-company interests. The designer is unknown.
Significance in brief: The house is significant as a rare example of late Victorian architecture in Clifton Park, a town with little late nineteenth century building stock because its economy rested on agriculture and canal commerce. Its eclectic design, dominated by Stick Style detailing, was applied to an earlier Greek Revival farmhouse. The period of significance extends to c1910 to include the last historic outbuilding, a dairy barn.
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 10001135, listed January 14, 2011. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1643 Route 146, Rexford |
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| County | Saratoga County |
| Listed | January 14, 2011 |
| Reference number | 10001135 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c1850-1910 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian: Stick |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as a single dwelling; the carriage house has been converted to a three-car garage and the interior retains many historic finishes. |
| Acreage | 2.3 |
| Coordinates | 42.85754, -73.88891 (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.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 10001135.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q23092031
- This listing as JSON
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