{"nrhp_refnum":"82004685","name":"Land Office","other_names":["Morristown Library"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Morristown","county":"St. Lawrence County","state":"NY","lat":44.588931641000045,"lon":-75.65035380499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-09-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one and one-half story limestone building at Main and Chapman streets in Morristown, St. Lawrence County, New York, built around 1820-1821 as a land office by the Chapman family and later used as a library.","why_significant":"The form describes it as an important local example of Greek Revival style with distinctive details. It also represents highly refined limestone building practices in the St. Lawrence region. Its builders, the Chapman family, were among the early landowners who shaped Morristown's growth and trade with Canada.","narrative":"Built around 1820-1821 at the corner of Main and Chapman streets in Morristown, this one and one-half story limestone building was constructed as a land office by the Chapman family. The Chapmans, along with other early landowners such as the Ogdens, Fords and Judsons, helped drive the town's early growth, especially trade with Canada. The building has a pedimented roof, smooth limestone lintels and sills, quoins on the facade, a gable-end entrance, a substantial entablature and fretwork grills over the attic windows. Inside, two rooms occupy each floor, and a walk-in vault opens off the first-floor back room. It was adapted to library use in 1895 and remained in the Chapman family until 1904, when it was deeded to the village as the public library. It is valued as a local example of Greek Revival design and of refined limestone construction in the St. Lawrence region. It stands across the street from Wright's stone store.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in excellent condition with no known threats; adapted to a library in 1895 and owned by the village, with the library use continuing as the present use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.332121-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82004685.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004685/40c8eef8fa-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004685/40c8eef8fa-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LAND_OFFICE.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ MD</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:LAND_OFFICE.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314670","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Office_(Morristown,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6483926"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/st-lawrence-county/land-office-82004685/"}