{"nrhp_refnum":"94000046","name":"Bateman Hotel","other_names":["Howell Hotel","Kellogg Hotel"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7574 S. State St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lowville","county":"Lewis County","state":"NY","lat":43.78614621500003,"lon":-75.49164970799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-02-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-story brick hotel and commercial block at 7574 South State Street in the downtown of Lowville, Lewis County, New York, built in 1869 and designed by Metcalf and Derring of Utica.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the hotel played a pivotal role in Lowville's economy during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the town was a resort area known for mineral springs, clean air, hunting and fishing. It is also presented as an excellent regional example of circa 1870 commercial architecture adapted to hotel design, combining Italianate and Second Empire features. It retains a high level of historic integrity in both architecture and use.","narrative":"Built in 1869 after a fire destroyed much of downtown Lowville, this four-story brick building on State Street anchors a unified commercial block designed by Metcalf and Derring of Utica. It opened in January 1870 as the Howell Hotel, later became the Kellogg House, and took the Bateman name after a 1909 sale and first-floor renovation. Its design blends Italianate and Second Empire styles, with heavy brackets, a molded cornice, full-height pilasters, arched windows and contrasting brick courses. Inside, a grand circular staircase rises through all four floors, and many original finishes survive. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when Lowville drew tourists for its mineral springs and north woods setting, the hotel was known for its elegance, service and a large column-free dining room that hosted academy graduation dinners and community events. It is the only one of the village's historic hotels still standing. A 1992 rehabilitation converted it to housing while keeping significant interior spaces and finishes.","period_of_significance":"1869 - 1943","architect_builder":"Metcalf and Derring","architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Second Empire/Italianate","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Converted to low-income housing units in 1992 as a certified rehabilitation; the ground floor retains commercial use, including a bar, restaurant and storefronts.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.290941-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/94000046.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94000046/398551a167-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94000046/398551a167-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Upstate New York","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bateman_Hotel_Lowville_NY_Nov_09.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Upstate New York</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bateman_Hotel_Lowville_NY_Nov_09.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318563","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bateman_Hotel_(Lowville,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4868764"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/lewis-county/bateman-hotel-94000046/"}