{"nrhp_refnum":"06000888","name":"G.A.R. Memorial Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hunt","county":"Livingston County","state":"NY","lat":42.54689513400007,"lon":-77.99228519799993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-09-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick memorial hall on Main Street in the hamlet of Hunt, Town of Portage, Livingston County, New York, completed in 1880 and built as a Civil War memorial that doubles as a community meeting hall.","why_significant":"It is architecturally significant as a largely intact example of a multi-purpose community hall from the last quarter of the nineteenth century. It is historically significant for its link to the local Grand Army of the Republic chapter and for reflecting the town's contributions to the Union war effort. Its combined memorial and practical use anticipated a pattern later followed in larger cities.","narrative":"Standing on a half-acre parcel on Main Street in Hunt, in the Town of Portage, this one-story brick hall sits on a high basement under a gable roof, with its gable end facing the street. A Civil War-era Parrott rifle and a flagpole flank the front walk. Inside, a large main room with a small stage is lined with polished gray marble tablets naming local Civil War veterans who died in service. The hall grew out of a Soldiers' Monument Association formed in 1866. After years of debate, the funds raised were directed toward a building useful for town meetings and entertainments rather than a monument alone. Of 152 Portage men who served in the Union forces, 35 were killed in battle or died in Confederate prisons. Completed in 1880, the hall has hosted dinners, entertainments, veterans' group activities and town government meetings. It is valued as a largely intact multi-purpose community hall and as a memorial to the town's war effort.","period_of_significance":"1880-1956","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a community hall; the town owns it and it continues to serve as a community focal point.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:54.18228-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/06000888.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000888/646042a97e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000888/646042a97e-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G.A.R._Memorial_Hall_Hunt_NY_Jul_11.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G.A.R._Memorial_Hall_Hunt_NY_Jul_11.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318645","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.A.R._Memorial_Hall_(Hunt,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5511984"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/livingston-county/g-a-r-memorial-hall-06000888/"}