{"nrhp_refnum":"12000419","name":"Laraway, John and Martinus, Inn","other_names":["O'Hara Home"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Prattsville","county":"Greene County","state":"NY","lat":42.320562531000064,"lon":-74.43485729899999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2012-07-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Politics/Government","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, five-bay frame building on Main Street (NYS Route 23) in the hamlet of Prattsville, Greene County, New York. It was built about 1785 as a roadside inn and altered about 1830 into its present Greek Revival form.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a distinctive regional example of late Federal/early Greek Revival design, notable for its two-story Doric porch. It is also significant for government and commerce: it served as a hotel and social hall into the early 20th century, and the town's first organizational meeting was held there in 1833.","narrative":"Beside Route 23 in the center of Prattsville, a two-story frame building with a full-height Doric porch has been a landmark for generations. Begun about 1785 as a roadside tavern associated with the Laraway family, it was reworked around 1830 in the Greek Revival style. Four fluted two-story columns carry a second-floor porch, and the entrances have carefully detailed classical surrounds. The building served as an inn and social hall through the early 20th century, later known as the Hotel Fowler, and became a private home in the 1930s. In 1833 it hosted the first town meeting after Prattsville was set off from Windham. In August 2011 floodwater destroyed the first floor's finishes, exposing the hemlock post-and-beam frame. The original center-hall plan, framing, several window trim pieces and the stair survived, and restoration was under way when the property was recognized for its architecture and its role in local government and commerce.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1785-1835","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early Republic/Federal; Mid-19th Century/Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Flooded in August 2011 during Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, which destroyed the first-floor finishes; the house is described as currently being restored. It has served as a private home since the 1930s.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:47.891354-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/12000419.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000419/a51bea9353-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000419/a51bea9353-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Robert Drake","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_and_Martinus_Laraway_Inn.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert Drake</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:John_and_Martinus_Laraway_Inn.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317988","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_and_Martinus_Laraway_Inn","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23091853"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/greene-county/laraway-john-and-martinus-inn-12000419/"}