{"nrhp_refnum":"92001599","name":"Valleau Tavern","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of Co. Rd. 114 and NY 97","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cochecton","county":"Sullivan County","state":"NY","lat":41.71038560200003,"lon":-75.05394276899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-11-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A vernacular Federal-style tavern building constructed in 1829 on the old Newburgh-Cochecton-Great Bend Turnpike in Cochecton, Sullivan County, New York, overlooking the Delaware River.","why_significant":"The nomination cites Criterion A for the building's role in Cochecton's community development and its link to the Newburgh-Cochecton-Great Bend Turnpike. It cites Criterion C as a rare, intact example of vernacular Federal architecture in the Upper Delaware Valley. The period of significance ends with the turnpike's dissolution in 1868.","narrative":"Built in 1829 on a steep hillside above the Delaware River, this three-bay, clapboard-sided building served as a tavern on the Newburgh-Cochecton-Great Bend Turnpike in Cochecton, New York. Innkeeper John Valleau leased it from 1842 to 1854, and stagecoaches stopped daily to drop off mail and goods, change horses, and let passengers eat and rest. Raftsmen heading downriver also stayed overnight. The tavern hosted the town's first town meeting, political caucuses and the annual military drill. Business declined after the Erie Railroad placed its depot a mile south in the late 1840s, and the tavern eventually closed, though the building continued as a residence. Its post-and-beam frame, frieze, cornice returns, corner pilasters and six-over-six windows survive largely unchanged. It was recognized for its role in the turnpike's transportation history and as a rare, intact example of vernacular Federal architecture, with a significance period of 1829 to 1868.","period_of_significance":"1829-1868","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Early Republic/Federal (vernacular Federal)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as in good condition with substantial historic integrity; currently used as a single dwelling, with a non-contributing post-1942 garage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.60529-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/92001599.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001599/7ee8814438-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001599/7ee8814438-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Vonsky87","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Valleau_Tavern,_Cochecton,_NY.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Vonsky87</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:Valleau_Tavern,_Cochecton,_NY.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315062","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valleau_Tavern","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7911901"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/sullivan-county/valleau-tavern-92001599/"}