{"nrhp_refnum":"88002377","name":"Van Buren, John, Tavern","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NY 57 and Van Buren Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fulton","county":"Oswego County","state":"NY","lat":43.35979890200008,"lon":-76.42893518899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-11-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and one-half story brick tavern and residence at the southwest corner of NYS Route 57 and Van Buren Drive in the town of Volney, near Fulton, Oswego County, New York, built between 1800 and 1821 by John Van Buren. The 6.5-acre property also includes a smokehouse and an earlier family house.","why_significant":"The tavern is presented as a remarkably intact early nineteenth century combined tavern and residence. It was run by two generations of the Van Buren family and served river and canal travelers, anchoring the family's transportation and trade businesses. Its Georgian-type plan and Greek Revival detailing add architectural interest.","narrative":"Built between 1800 and 1821 by John Van Buren, this brick building near Fulton in Oswego County combined a family home with a busy tavern. Van Buren, among the first settlers in the Volney area in 1796, made the bricks at his own brickyard. The site sat near the first southerly portage around the Oswego Falls, so river travelers stopped there. The first floor held a tap room with its own outside entrance, while a second-floor ballroom hosted local dances and entertainments through the nineteenth century. After John's death in 1821, his son Jacob ran the business through the canal era until 1861. The building follows a Georgian-type central-hall plan and carries Greek Revival details such as heavy cornices, classical mantels and acanthus leaf ornament. Despite some 20th-century changes, it retains a high level of integrity. A smokehouse and an earlier family house on the grounds also contribute to the property.","period_of_significance":"c. 1800-1821 to 1861","architect_builder":"Builder/architect listed as unknown; text states it was built by John Van Buren","architectural_style":"Georgian-type plan with Greek Revival detailing","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in excellent condition, used as a private residence; altered in the 20th century.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.068718-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/88002377.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320897","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Van_Buren_Tavern","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14706692"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/oswego-county/van-buren-john-tavern-88002377/"}