Grooms Tavern Complex is a historic tavern located at Grooms Corners in Saratoga County, New York. The complex consists of the tavern, a wagon and blacksmith shop, and a frame privy. The tavern building was built about 1825 and is a 2-story, timber-framed, gable-roofed building in a vernacular Federal style. It consists of a main block with 1+1⁄2-story, frame kitchen wing in the rear. When expanded to two stories in the 1840s, a Greek Revival style cornice was added. The building was partially remodeled in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The tavern building was also operated as a general store. The wagon and blacksmith shop was constructed in the 1840s and is a 2-story, rectangular, timber-framed building with a gable roof in the Greek Revival style.[2]
Grooms Tavern Complex | |
 Grooms Tavern, July 2013 | |
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| Location | Sugar Hill Rd. at Grooms Rd., Grooms Corners, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°50′5″N 73°50′41″W / 42.83472°N 73.84472°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | ca. 1825 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000094[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 10, 2000 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Raymond W. Smith (December 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Grooms Tavern Complex". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-12-12. See also: "Accompanying eight photos".