{"nrhp_refnum":"00001686","name":"Coolidge Stores Building","other_names":["Landmark Tavern"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"US 20","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bouckville","county":"Madison County","state":"NY","lat":42.889119384000026,"lon":-75.55145436399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-01-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A cobblestone commercial building at the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and Canal Street in the hamlet of Bouckville, Madison County, New York, built 1849-1851 by the Coolidge Brothers and Company and later known as the Landmark Tavern.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an outstanding example of cobblestone construction in Central New York, with an unusual bowed, faceted facade, hexagonal cupola and a plan related to the Octagon style. It is also tied to Bouckville's rise as a hops-trading center in the mid-19th century, built by the family credited with introducing hops to the region.","narrative":"Built between 1849 and 1851 beside the Chenango Canal and the old turnpike in Bouckville, this cobblestone building was designed as a row of four wedge-shaped stores arranged in a shallow arc. Its bowed facade, cut stone quoins and lintels, and hexagonal rooftop cupola set it apart from other cobblestone buildings in Madison County, where the technique is relatively rare. The design combines Greek Revival detailing, Gothic Revival touches and a floor plan that appears related to the Octagon style. The Coolidge family, credited with bringing hops to New York in 1808, built it during the early boom in hops growing, and merchants sold goods and accepted hops as payment. A grocer, hardware and flour dealers, a dry goods seller and a dressmaker occupied it at first. Later it housed a post office and general store, then an antiques shop and residence from 1940, and since 1970 a restaurant with guest rooms. The significance period is limited to its 1851 completion.","period_of_significance":"1851","architect_builder":"Coolidge Brothers and Company (builders); James E. Coolidge may have prepared the plans and supervised construction","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century / Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Currently in use as a restaurant and lodging (Landmark Tavern), with few changes beyond a rear kitchen and bar area.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.656913-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/00001686.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001686/a2b281ac2f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001686/a2b281ac2f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Upstate New York","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coolidge_Stores_Building_Nov_09.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Upstate New York</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coolidge_Stores_Building_Nov_09.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313425","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coolidge_Stores_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5167475"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/madison-county/coolidge-stores-building-00001686/"}