{"nrhp_refnum":"06000256","name":"Munson Diner","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Lake St. (NY 55)","address_restricted":false,"city":"Liberty","county":"Sullivan County","state":"NY","lat":41.79652466400006,"lon":-74.74580034699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-04-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A streamlined stainless steel and porcelain enamel diner, about 16 by 50 feet, manufactured around 1945 by the Kullman Dining Car Company. Originally in Manhattan, it was moved in 2005 to Lake Street (NY 55) in the village of Liberty, Sullivan County, New York.","why_significant":"It is presented as a distinctive, intact example of a mid-twentieth century prefabricated Kullman diner, with fluted porcelain panels, glass block corners and a classic diner layout. Its horizontal parapet marks it as a transitional design between 1940s and 1950s styles. Apart from typical changes to booths and counter, it retains a high level of integrity of design and materials.","narrative":"Built around 1945 by the Kullman Dining Car Company, this streamlined diner measures 16 by 50 feet and has a riveted steel frame with stainless steel and porcelain enamel walls. It first served the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, where the Zelin family ran it for three decades as part of the Munson Lunch Company. Facing demolition, it was moved in 2005 to Lake Street in Liberty, Sullivan County, near the site of a similar diner that was lost. Its exterior features narrow fluted porcelain panels, glass block corners and neon signs, and the interior keeps its central aisle, booths, counter and much original food preparation equipment. A wide horizontal parapet suggests a transition from 1940s to 1950s design. Two later additions, a kitchen and a brick bar, could not be moved. The diner was listed for its architecture as an intact, representative product of a leading diner manufacturer.","period_of_significance":"c1945-c1950","architect_builder":"Kullman Dining Car Company","architectural_style":"Moderne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed current function is vacant; the diner was moved to its Liberty site in 2005, with restoration of the neon signs, counter top and interior features under way or planned.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.85713-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/06000256.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000256/d149b94c86-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000256/d149b94c86-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Vonsky87","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Munson_Dinner_Liberty,_NY.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Vonsky87</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Munson_Dinner_Liberty,_NY.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322397","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munson_Diner","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6936893"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/sullivan-county/munson-diner-06000256/"}