{"nrhp_refnum":"73001270","name":"Jenning's Tavern","other_names":["Benjamin Patterson Inn"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"59 W. Pulteney St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Corning","county":"Steuben County","state":"NY","lat":42.15134300100004,"lon":-77.06382896199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-09-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, ell-shaped frame tavern at 59 West Pulteney Street in Corning, Steuben County, New York, built in 1796 and also known as the Benjamin Patterson Inn.","why_significant":"It is described as the oldest framed building in the Corning area and possibly in all of Steuben County. It is a rare surviving example in New York's southern tier of the settlement of formerly Indian-occupied territory. It was built by Charles Williamson, land agent for Sir William Pulteney, as lodging for travelers on the Lycoming Road.","narrative":"Built in 1796 at 59 West Pulteney Street in Corning, this two-story, ell-shaped frame building began as a tavern on the Lycoming Road, a route for settlers laid out by Colonel Charles Williamson, land agent for Sir William Pulteney. Williamson wanted lodging for travelers and built a clapboarded hotel finished in the best style available. Benjamin Patterson, a Virginia-born frontier scout and Revolutionary War soldier, became the first innkeeper in 1797. John Jennings later kept the inn for twenty-one years until his death in 1834, and the rear additions were probably built under him. Afterward the building served as a family residence and then apartments for about a century. It is regarded as the oldest framed building in the area and possibly in Steuben County, and it survives as a rare reminder of the settlement of southern tier New York. The front section has five bays, Federal doorway details and a fanlight in the east pediment.","period_of_significance":"1796 (18th Century)","architect_builder":"Colonel Charles Williamson, land agent for Sir William Pulteney (owner and builder)","architectural_style":"Federal elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition fair and altered; the form lists the property as vacant, after use as a residence and then apartments.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:38.730426-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/73001270.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001270/1465207b5e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001270/1465207b5e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from now in Binghamton, NY","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jennings_Tavern_Oct_09.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from now in Binghamton, NY</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jennings_Tavern_Oct_09.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321983","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Patterson_Inn","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14706649"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/steuben-county/jennings-tavern-73001270/"}