Fredella, Joseph J., House and Garage
Why it's listed
Built in 1912 at 15-17 Mohican Street in Glens Falls, this square, two-story house is made of cast concrete block and topped with a hipped slate roof. A two-story gallery porch with fluted Ionic columns crosses the front, and the walls are rusticated, with rock-faced quoins and molded sills and lintels cast to imitate stone voussoirs. A matching two-story concrete block garage stands just north; it originally had three bays, and one was enclosed for an apartment in the 1940s. Local builder Joseph J. Fredella constructed the property as his own home and office. It is the earliest of ten Glens Falls buildings reflecting his early use of molded concrete block, preceding the eight similar houses on Fredella Avenue by two years. Up to thirty cast iron templates and an early block-making machine produced the components. The house is the largest and most detailed of the group and showed local builders and residents that concrete block could imitate dressed stone practically and cheaply.
Significance in brief: It is the earliest of ten Glens Falls buildings showing Fredella's early use of cast molded concrete block, and served as his residence and office. It is the largest and most detailed house in the Fredella concrete block group. It shows how cast concrete served as a cheap imitation of dressed stone in the early twentieth century.
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 84003331, listed September 29, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 15-17 Mohican St., Glens Falls |
|---|---|
| County | Warren County |
| Listed | September 29, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84003331 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Fredella Co. (Joseph J. Fredella), builders |
| Architectural style | Square "foursquare" form with classical detailing (Ionic columns, rusticated concrete block imitating dressed stone) |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Used as multi-family residential; condition listed as deteriorated on the 1980 inventory form; garage partly altered in the 1940s to include an apartment. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 43.30666, -73.64304 (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 84003331.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6284221
- This listing as JSON
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