{"nrhp_refnum":"02001051","name":"Mixter Blacksmith Shop","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"27 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Warrensburg","county":"Warren County","state":"NY","lat":43.49080018300003,"lon":-73.76642294199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-09-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story granite building at 27 Main Street in the Village of Warrensburg, Warren County, New York, built circa 1840 as a commercial building and altered circa 1890 to serve as a residence above a commercial ground floor.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an intact example of a mid-nineteenth century masonry commercial building, distinguished by dressed local granite walls of relatively high craftsmanship. It is one of only five cut stone buildings in the Town of Warrensburg. Its modest Greek Revival references and circa 1890 Queen Anne modifications both remain legible.","narrative":"Built around 1840 on Main Street in Warrensburg, this rectangular, gable-ended building is made of load-bearing local granite laid in coursed ashlar and topped with a raised-seam metal roof. The open ground floor, with hand-hewn beams and a wide entrance bay, reflects its original commercial purpose. Blacksmith John Mixter probably had it built for his business, and an 1891 advertisement is the first known reference to it as a blacksmith shop. Around 1890 the Mixter family converted the upper story to living space, adding colored Queen Anne door glass, an ornate kitchen ceiling and a large porch. The building was listed for its architecture. It survives as an intact example of a mid-nineteenth century masonry commercial building and is one of only five cut stone buildings in the Town of Warrensburg. Its Greek Revival details are modest, and the Victorian changes are also considered part of its history.","period_of_significance":"circa 1840- circa 1890","architect_builder":"Not known (the form suggests builder-masons Albert Alden and Peter Buel as likely builders)","architectural_style":"Mid-Nineteenth Century: Greek Revival; Late Victorian: Queen Anne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Current function is listed as a single dwelling; the ground floor retains an open plan and the form says efforts are under way to ensure long-term preservation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:54.157316-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/02001051.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322787","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixter_Blacksmith_Shop","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6884130"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/warren-county/mixter-blacksmith-shop-02001051/"}