{"nrhp_refnum":"91000236","name":"Ward, M. J., Feed Mill Complex","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"1--9 Cameron St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bath","county":"Steuben County","state":"NY","lat":42.33248452300006,"lon":-77.32305296299995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-03-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small district of about 0.9 acres at 1-9 Cameron Street in Bath, Steuben County, New York, centered on a three-story brick feed mill and store built in 1909 beside the former Erie Railroad tracks, plus a c1870 barn and a c1870 Italianate house.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the complex is an intact, representative example of a rail-served bulk goods handling facility typical of small agricultural towns in New York. The mill has been in continuous use since 1909 and adapted to a changing farm economy. Its patterned brick design and prominent site at a main entry to the village add to its local importance, as does its link between agriculture and the railroads.","narrative":"Close to the railroad tracks at the southeast corner of Cameron and Morris Streets in Bath, this small complex centers on a three-story brick feed mill and farm store built in 1909. The stud-framed building has a brick veneer, a hipped roof and a deep concrete basement. Its long plan follows a rail siding, with freight doors and a pit for receiving bulk feed directly from railroad cars. Open interior floors have allowed equipment and storage to change over time. Nearby are a balloon-framed barn of about 1870, once a wagon and paint shop and moved in 1956, and an Italianate house of the same period that served the Ward family and later mill employees. Grain bins and silos added in 1976, and a concrete block storage building, are noncontributing. The group is considered locally significant as a well-preserved example of a small-town rail-served feed mill. Three generations of the Ward family have owned it since 1932, and its patterned brickwork marks a visible entrance to the village.","period_of_significance":"1909-c1932","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"No style/multi-story commercial brick; Italianate (residence)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Mill in continuous use since 1909 as a feed mill and farm supply store; the house continues in common ownership with the mill. Brick work is described as in exceptional condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.713815-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/91000236.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000236/ea1711c583-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000236/ea1711c583-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog at en.wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ward_Feed_Mill_Complex_Oct_09.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog at en.wikipedia</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ward_Feed_Mill_Complex_Oct_09.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314716","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._J._Ward_Feed_Mill_Complex","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6712701"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/steuben-county/ward-m-j-feed-mill-complex-91000236/"}