Jackson-Perkins House
Why it's listed
This two-and-a-half-story stucco house with applied half-timbering and a red terra-cotta tile roof sits on a 2.66-acre lot on High Street in Newark, New York. Albert E. Jackson and his son-in-law Charles H. Perkins bought the property in 1864, and in 1873 they founded the Jackson and Perkins Company there. The firm grew into one of the best-known horticultural businesses in the country, famed for roses such as the award-winning Dorothy Perkins. For decades the house served as company headquarters, with the library used as the main office and propagation experiments carried out on the grounds. The building was built or heavily remodeled around 1880 and again in 1921-22, when George C. Perkins moved in. It keeps its late nineteenth-century size, form and floor plan, along with early twentieth-century stucco, battens and a new roof. A carriage house, a greenhouse foundation, mature trees, a pond with fountain and other landscape remnants also survive.
Significance in brief: The property is significant for its link to the Jackson and Perkins Company, one of the largest and best-known horticultural firms in the United States. The estate served as company headquarters from 1873 until 1935, with the library as the main office and propagation experiments on site. The house also reflects two construction periods and the work of architects Stephen N. Keener and E.A.P. Krabbenschmidt.
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 06000567, listed July 14, 2006. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 310 High St., Newark |
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| County | Wayne County |
| Listed | July 14, 2006 |
| Reference number | 06000567 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c1880-c1935 |
| Architect / builder | Stephen N. Keener, architect, 1880s house; E.A.P. Krabbenschmidt, architect, 1920s remodeling |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Remains a single-family dwelling with garden landscape; experimental gardens and most greenhouses are gone, though one greenhouse foundation, mature trees, shrubs and a fountain survive. |
| Acreage | 2.7 |
| Coordinates | 43.04414, -77.09917 (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 06000567.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6116921
- This listing as JSON
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