Nellis Tavern is a historic inn and tavern located at St. Johnsville in Montgomery County, New York. It was built about 1747-1750 as a farmhouse and expanded about 1790 to its present form. It is a two-story, five-by-two-bay frame residence constructed atop a coursed rubblestone foundation. The building has been restored to the period of about 1835, when it was used as a tavern.
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| Location | SR 5, St. Johnsville, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°59′37″N 74°39′33″W / 42.99361°N 74.65917°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1750 |
| Architect | Nellis, Christian, Sr. |
| Architectural style | Federal, Settlement era |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000685[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 10, 1990 |
After the American Civil War the tavern business declined and the building was used again as a family farmhouse.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
An herb garden has been established on the grounds, and there is an associated yearly Rhubarb Festival.
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Herb Garden -
Interior tavern room on 1st floor -
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes John A. Bonafide (February 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Nellis Tavern" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying seven photographs
External links
edit- Palatine Settlement Society, Inc.: Nellis Tavern
- Three Rivers: Hudson~Mohawk~Schoharie, History From America's Most Famous Valleys, Nellis Tavern