Ferguson, Dr. James, Office
Why it's listed
Dr. James Ferguson's office at 5 Culvert Street in Glens Falls is a small, square, one-and-a-half-story brick building put up around 1870 for a prominent local physician. Ferguson practiced there until shortly before 1900. Its design is Second Empire, with a slate mansard roof and a single center dormer, a limestone foundation, and tall, narrow, round-arched windows with stone sills. A scalloped, round-arched hood on consoles shelters the center entrance, and an ornamental frieze with paired scroll brackets marks the roofline. The office was designed to complement Ferguson's house, which stood at Culvert and Warren Streets and no longer exists. The nomination treats the building as a local, vernacular adaptation of a popular post-Civil War residential style, and as the only surviving example of a small professional office of its type and period in the city. It was moved after 1905 and renovated around 1975. It is still used as a private residence.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls it an intact, representative example of a small mid-nineteenth-century professional office with Second Empire decorative features, and the only structure of its type and period remaining in Glens Falls. It was built for a prominent local physician and designed to complement his now-demolished residence. It is also a local, vernacular adaptation of a popular post-Civil War residential style.
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 84003282, listed September 29, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 5 Culvert St., Glens Falls |
|---|---|
| County | Warren County |
| Listed | September 29, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84003282 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Remains in use as a private residence; condition described as good, with much of its architectural integrity retained. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 43.31042, -73.62631 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 84003282.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5304170
- This listing as JSON
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