Watson House - Lockport, NY - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Thomas Watson was a stonecutter from England who moved to Lockport in the early 1840s to work on the Erie Canal enlargement project. By the time the canal reconstruction was complete, Watson had begun his own stone cutting and quarry business on land he purchased in the northern section of Lockport. He built his house in 1854 on a portion of this land using stone quarried from the site.

The house's exterior, constructed of Gasport limestone, is of the Gothic Revival style of architecture. This style is representative of the shift toward Romantic Period domestic architecture that became popular during the third quarter of the 1800s and is one of the city's most important interpretations of the Gothic Revival style. Additionally, the house is important as an example of "Gasport Limestone - Ashlar primary facade/uncoursed rock-face or rubble secondary facades." The use of dressed ashlar and shaped lintels and sills make the house one of the more distinguished examples of domestic stone construction from the second half of the 1800s in Lockport.

Street address: 129 Outwater Dr Lockport, NY United States 14094 County / Borough / Parish: Niagara Year listed: 2003 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Historic function: Single Dwelling Current function: Single Dwelling Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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