{"nrhp_refnum":"80002733","name":"Yelverton Inn and Store","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"112-116 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chester","county":"Orange County","state":"NY","lat":41.356124118000025,"lon":-74.27753784499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-03-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A complex at 112-116 Main Street (corner of Academy Avenue) in the village of Chester, Orange County, New York. It includes the Yelverton Inn, a two-story L-shaped frame building dated c. 1765, and Durland's Store, a Greek Revival frame store raised in 1841, along with outbuildings.","why_significant":"The inn is significant as a substantially intact 18th and 19th century vernacular dwelling and for local historical associations. Henry Wisner was chosen there in 1774 as delegate to the First Continental Congress, and testimony in the 1785 Wawayanda and Cheesecocks patent boundary trial was taken in its barn. Durland's Store is nominated as a rare surviving Greek Revival commercial building.","narrative":"At the corner of Main Street and Academy Avenue in Chester, two buildings recall more than 150 years of commercial and political life in a small crossroads community. The Yelverton Inn, dated to about 1765, is a two-story, L-shaped frame building built in two closely spaced stages. It keeps its original floors, most doors and hardware, and cornice trim, along with two Federal-style doorways attributed to a local craftsman. In 1774 Henry Wisner was chosen at the inn as delegate to the First Continental Congress. In 1785 the barn behind it hosted testimony in a boundary dispute over about 52,000 acres, with attorneys including Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton involved. Nearby, Durland's Store, raised in 1841, is a rare surviving Greek Revival commercial building with original shelving and counters. Its enclosed portico could be restored, since its original appearance is known. Both buildings have long been regarded as local landmarks.","period_of_significance":"1700-1799","architect_builder":"James Yelverton (Durland's Store, as listed on the form)","architectural_style":"Vernacular (Yelverton Inn); Greek Revival (Durland's Store)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Form lists the property as both occupied and unoccupied. The inn is in good condition and altered; the store's first-floor windows are boarded up and its portico is enclosed but appears restorable. The adjacent lot to the south is vacant.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.44811-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/80002733.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002733/75d59b0b5a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002733/75d59b0b5a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yelverton_Inn.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</a>, <a href=\"http://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:Yelverton_Inn.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320795","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelverton_Inn_and_Store","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8052039"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/orange-county/yelverton-inn-and-store-80002733/"}