{"nrhp_refnum":"79001647","name":"Sarles' Tavern","other_names":["Granite House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NY 100","address_restricted":false,"city":"Millwood","county":"Westchester County","state":"NY","lat":41.191964907000056,"lon":-73.79841361799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-12-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Sarles' Tavern, also called the Granite House, is a two-story granite tavern building at the intersection of Route 100 and Shinglehouse Road in the hamlet of Millwood, town of New Castle, Westchester County, New York. It is believed to have been built between 1814 and 1817 by David Crasto.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is architecturally significant as a restrained example of early 19th century Greek Revival style built of local hand-split granite. It is historically significant as a stagecoach stop and tavern that was the center of activity for New Castle, serving as a polling place and public auction site. It has long been a key visual landmark in Millwood.","narrative":"Built of local granite between about 1814 and 1817, Sarles' Tavern, later known as the Granite House, sits at a busy crossroads in Millwood, New York. David Crasto is believed to have built it before conveying the property to William Sarles in 1817. The rectangular, two-story building has load-bearing granite walls eighteen inches thick, a low-pitched roof, and spare classical detailing in a restrained Greek Revival manner. A wooden entablature was probably added around the 1830s, and a kitchen addition followed in the early twentieth century. The tavern served as a stagecoach stop on several north-south routes and one east-west route, and the hamlet was once called Sarles' Corners after it. Town business, elections and public auctions took place nearby. After the railroads arrived, it became a country inn, then a bar and grille during Prohibition, and later a discotheque. It is now vacant and boarded up, with a good exterior but heavily altered interior.","period_of_significance":"1814-1817","architect_builder":"David G. Crasto","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Vacant and boarded up to prevent vandalism; exterior in good condition, interior in fair condition.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.7135-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/79001647.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001647/00cd6c8e74-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001647/00cd6c8e74-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Unknown authorUnknown author","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SarlesTavern.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown authorUnknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SarlesTavern.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75323201","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarles%27_Tavern","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7424253"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/westchester-county/sarles-tavern-79001647/"}