Dix, James L., House
Why it's listed
Built in 1866 on Ridge Street in Glens Falls, the James L. Dix House is a two-story brick residence with a hipped slate roof, corbeled chimneys, brick quoins and a limestone foundation. It joins a smaller gable-roofed brick house, thought to date from about 1810, which serves as a rear wing. The original Italianate character survives in the modillion cornice, tall paired windows and interior features such as a carved central staircase, marble mantels and parquet floors. Around 1900 the Dix family added pedimented Colonial Revival porches and entrance porticos and removed the earlier porch. A cupola was removed later. James L. Dix was an industrialist and financier who began by quarrying Glens Falls black marble, then owned a foundry making pulp mill and sawmill machinery, and later moved into paper manufacturing and banking. The house reflects the wealth of that industrial era and the way one family's changing tastes reshaped a home over several generations.
Significance in brief: The house is significant as the home of a prominent upper middle class Glens Falls family and as a well-preserved example of the substantial residences funded by the city's industrial wealth from about 1865 to 1915. Continuous Dix family ownership adds to its integrity. Architecturally, it is a distinctive Colonial Revival renovation of an earlier Italianate house form, which is unusual within the Glens Falls Multiple Resource Area.
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 84003268, listed September 29, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 191 Ridge St., Glens Falls |
|---|---|
| County | Warren County |
| Listed | September 29, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84003268 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Vernacular brick with Italianate and later Colonial Revival (Georgian Revival) details |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Used as a residence, originally and at the time of the inventory; condition listed as good; some conversion to apartments around 1920. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 43.31750, -73.63072 (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 84003268.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6137547
- This listing as JSON
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