{"nrhp_refnum":"82004691","name":"Wright's Stone Store","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Morristown","county":"St. Lawrence County","state":"NY","lat":44.58892876200008,"lon":-75.65085771599996,"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 two-and-one-half-story local limestone commercial building on Main Street in the village of Morristown, St. Lawrence County, New York, built around 1821 for A. Chapman and C. Averill.","why_significant":"It is described as the earliest surviving commercial structure in Morristown and served as a provisions store and community center until 1864. It is also associated with the Chapman family, who promoted the town's growth in the first half of the nineteenth century. It is presented as an excellent example of modest vernacular construction showing the craftsmanship of early settlers.","narrative":"Built around 1821 of local limestone on Main Street in Morristown, this two-and-one-half-story building is the earliest commercial structure known to survive in the village. It was erected for A. Chapman and C. Averill and functioned as a provisions store and community center until 1864. Chapman's son then operated it as a steam-powered lumber mill, and at other times it housed a printing office, a feed store and an inn. The building has a gabled standing-seam metal roof, a large central doorway and a small Federal style doorway on the east facade, and warehouse doors with a pulley support on the west side. A modern showroom was attached on the south in 1973. The building is valued for its link to the Chapman family, who encouraged Morristown's growth in the early nineteenth century, and as a modest vernacular example reflecting the craftsmanship of the area's early settlers. It now operates as a sports store.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular stone structure with a small Federal style doorway","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as fair; originally a supply store, now used as a sports store. A modern showroom was added on the south side in 1973 and a porch was removed in 1981.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.526592-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82004691.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004691/9db1f2d20e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004691/9db1f2d20e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WRIGHTS_STONE_STORE.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:WRIGHTS_STONE_STORE.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314676","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright%27s_Stone_Store","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8038153"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/st-lawrence-county/wrights-stone-store-82004691/"}