{"nrhp_refnum":"06001211","name":"Swart House and Tavern","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"130 Johnson Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Glenville","county":"Schenectady County","state":"NY","lat":42.88631046300003,"lon":-74.05000108199994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-01-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick residence and former tavern at 130 Johnson Road in the Glenville vicinity, Schenectady County, New York, built in stages from about 1750 with a major Federal-period enlargement around 1792, on a one-acre parcel that also holds a stone smokehouse.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the property is significant under Criteria A and C. It is a rare, highly intact combined residence and public house that reflects early settlement, farming and turnpike travel in the Mohawk Valley. It is also a notable example of vernacular brick architecture of the settlement period in Glenville.","narrative":"Set on a rise above the Mohawk River in Glenville, this brick house began as a pre-Revolutionary, shed-roofed dwelling built by the Swart family, who settled the river flats around 1713. About 1792 Nicholas Swart is credited with adding a long two-story, six-bay brick block, turning the original house into a rear wing. When the Mohawk Turnpike opened around 1800, the building served as a tavern and coach stop, and Governor De Witt Clinton lodged there in 1810. Inside, the tavern room keeps its plank wainscot and large hearth, and a winding enclosed stair, family rooms and a basement bake oven survive. After turnpike traffic declined, the Swarts turned to broom corn and broom making until the property left the family in 1868. A stone smokehouse is the only surviving historic outbuilding. The property was listed for its role in local settlement and for its well-preserved vernacular architecture.","period_of_significance":"circa 1750-1868","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early Republic/Federal","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Currently used as a single dwelling; the tavern room, winding staircase, family quarters and basement bake oven remain substantially intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.866664-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/06001211.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321707","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swart_House_and_Tavern","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7653926"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/schenectady-county/swart-house-and-tavern-06001211/"}