{"nrhp_refnum":"00001526","name":"Bristol, Amos, Tavern","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Cty Rte 14","address_restricted":false,"city":"West Meredith","county":"Delaware County","state":"NY","lat":42.348123137000044,"lon":-75.01382597502072,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-12-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Social History","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, five-bay Federal style tavern of post and beam construction with plank walls, built c1800 on County Route 14 in West Meredith, Delaware County, New York, along the Catskill-Susquehanna (Susquehanna) Turnpike. The eleven-acre property also includes a farm landscape and a non-historic barn/garage.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is an outstanding example of a Federal period tavern in Delaware County, retaining its original plan, finishes and exterior materials. It was one of several taverns on the turnpike and was operated by Amos Bristol, a prominent early settler. It also housed the Aurora Lodge No. 227 Masonic hall from 1813 to 1834, with rare surviving early stenciling.","narrative":"Built around 1800 in the hamlet of West Meredith, this two-story, five-bay tavern sits beside County Route 14, which follows the old Susquehanna Turnpike, a toll road linking Catskill with Unadilla. Amos Bristol, born in Connecticut in 1759, kept the tavern, held licenses over several decades, and also farmed and ran a distillery and ashery. The frame is post and beam with plank walls, clad in clapboard under a wood-shingled side gable roof. Inside, the four-room-per-floor plan survives, with corner fireplaces, original mantels, paneling and a built-in corner cupboard in the tavern room. The upstairs front room served as the meeting hall of Aurora Lodge No. 227 from 1813 to 1834, and it keeps portions of red and black Masonic stenciling. John Bristol, a carpenter and Amos's brother, is attributed as builder. Stone walls, an orchard and pasture trees preserve part of the surrounding farm landscape. The building is valued for its integrity, its turnpike trade history and its Masonic decoration.","period_of_significance":"c1800-c1845","architect_builder":"John Bristol, attributed","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Currently used as a single family dwelling; original plan largely intact with a contemporary rear ell addition and a non-historic barn/garage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.029021-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/00001526.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317185","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_Bristol_Tavern","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4747838"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/delaware-county/bristol-amos-tavern-00001526/"}