{"nrhp_refnum":"74001292","name":"Market House","other_names":["The Market Hall","The D.L.&amp","W. Hall"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Water St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Oswego","county":"Oswego County","state":"NY","lat":43.45728495100008,"lon":-76.51049998799994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-06-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick and stone market house on Water Street, on the west bank of the Oswego River in the center of Oswego, New York. It was built in 1835 by local builder Jacob Bonesteel, and later additions were made on the south end.","why_significant":"It was built as a monumental market house and village hall during Oswego's commercial boom after the Oswego Canal opened in 1829. It reflects the dominance of commerce over politics in the shipping town. It is considered one of the most distinctive early nineteenth century market houses and a rare survivor of its type.","narrative":"Overlooking the Oswego River in the center of Oswego, this brick and stone market house was built in 1835 by local builder Jacob Bonesteel. Its design appears to follow Albany's Washington Market, by architect Philip Hooker. A projecting pedestimented central pavilion and two hipped-roof wings give the thirteen-bay facades a commanding presence, and a large third-floor hall with a coved ceiling served the community for meetings, lectures and rallies. The village built it as both a market and a village hall during a boom driven by the Oswego Canal, which opened in 1829. The financial panic of 1837 caught it mid-construction. Two southern additions followed in 1844. In 1864 the city sold it to a railroad, which added a bracketed cornice and a more elaborate cupola. Later it served mainly for storage and offices. It is valued as a rare surviving early nineteenth century market house and as a record of Oswego's commercial, political and social development.","period_of_significance":"1835-6 (19th and 20th centuries checked)","architect_builder":"Jacob Bonesteel (local builder); design shows the influence of Albany architect Philip Hooker","architectural_style":"Late Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition though altered, with an unaltered original site. Used only for casual warehouse purposes for the past thirty or forty years, and called preserved 'through neglect'.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.518687-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/74001292.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001292/525f7ba4b0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001292/525f7ba4b0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Upstate New York","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Market_House_Oswego_NY_Nov_08.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Upstate New York</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:Market_House_Oswego_NY_Nov_08.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320841","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_House_(Oswego,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6770693"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/oswego-county/market-house-74001292/"}