Wing, Helen, House
Why it's listed
Built in 1893 at 126 Warren Street in Glens Falls, this rectangular, 2½-story frame house was designed by local architect Ephraim B. Potter, with Hiram Krum as builder-contractor, for the widow of a prosperous grocer. It sits on a rock-faced limestone foundation. The first story has narrow clapboards, and the upper stories are covered in wood shingles. A steeply pitched hipped roof, two tapered brick chimneys and a large cross gable define its profile. The south front is dominated by a raised porch with a bracketed pediment and an open attic-level gallery, both carried on turned Tuscan columns. A two-story service wing extends to the north. The house is valued as an intact early work by Potter, who was among the most prolific architects in the city during its period of greatest wealth and expansion. It combines lively Queen Anne details with restrained, symmetrical forms, and it is one of five intact examples of his transitional residential work in Glens Falls.
Significance in brief: It is an intact, representative example of residential design from the early career of local architect Ephraim B. Potter. It shows his developing style, which combined transitional Queen Anne and Colonial Revival motifs with rectangular, generally symmetrical forms. It is one of only five intact, documented examples of his transitional residential work in the city.
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 84003425, listed September 29, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 126 Warren St., Glens Falls |
|---|---|
| County | Warren County |
| Listed | September 29, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84003425 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Ephraim B. Potter, architect; Hiram Krum, builder-contractor |
| Architectural style | Vernacular Queen Anne (transitional Queen Anne/Colonial Revival) |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Inventory form (1980) lists the present use as vacant, with condition rated good; porch railings were recently removed and replaced. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 43.31047, -73.63778 (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.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 84003425.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5703404
- This listing as JSON
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