National Register of Historic Places

Bemis Eye Sanitarium Complex

Glens Falls, Warren County, New York
Listed
September 28, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84003243

About this property

Bemis Eye Sanitarium Complex is a historic sanatorium complex located at Glens Falls, Warren County, New York. The complex was built between about 1893 and 1902 and consists of eight contributing structures. The architect was Ephraim Potter. There are five boarding houses built for the sanitarium, as well as two previously existing residences and a carriage house that were converted for sanitarium use in the 1890s. Dr. Edward Herbert Bemis built the complex for the treatment of eye diseases. The sanitarium closed after his death in 1901. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. At least two of the buildings of the complex, on Sherman Avenue, were later re-purposed as the Sherman Square Apartments. These buildings suffered a severe fire on May 8, 2014. The interior was gutted, but the exterior was salvaged, and the apartment complex was expected to be eventually re-opened.

Location

Glens Falls, Warren County, New York
43.31341, -73.65029

Categories

HEALTH/MEDICINEARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Glens Falls High School
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When was Bemis Eye Sanitarium Complex listed on the National Register?

Bemis Eye Sanitarium Complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 28, 1984.

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Bemis Eye Sanitarium Complex is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Bemis Eye Sanitarium Complex is recorded as the industrial era.

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