{"nrhp_refnum":"94000048","name":"Callicoon National Bank","other_names":["Delaware Free Library"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"133 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Callicoon","county":"Sullivan County","state":"NY","lat":41.766317927000046,"lon":-75.05856115299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-02-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story masonry bank building at the corner of Main and Bridge Streets in the hamlet of Callicoon, Sullivan County, New York, built in 1913. It has a bluestone Main Street facade and brick side elevations.","why_significant":"The building is argued to be a distinctive and largely intact vernacular interpretation of early twentieth century Neo-classical small-town bank architecture. It keeps its historic layout, pressed metal ceilings, hardwood trim and steel vaults. It is one of Callicoon's most substantially built commercial buildings and one of the region's few examples of native bluestone construction.","narrative":"Built in 1913 at the corner of Main and Bridge Streets in Callicoon, this two-story bank building has a rockfaced bluestone front with a pedimented entrance, Ionic columns set between the side walls, a carved eagle panel and pressed metal cornices. Its other walls are brick. William Kohler, a local lumber dealer and bank director, designed it, and Jones, Beers and Company of Binghamton served as general contractor. The Callicoon National Bank had formed in 1909 after the failure of the Knapp Brothers Bank, and it built the new structure when it outgrew the earlier quarters. At opening it was considered among the largest bank buildings in Sullivan County. Inside, the banking room keeps a pressed metal ceiling and a vault, and a Masonic lodge hall occupies the second floor. The bank moved out in 1967, and the building became a library in 1970. It was listed for its architecture as a largely intact, locally interpreted example of early twentieth century Neo-classical bank design.","period_of_significance":"1913","architect_builder":"William Kohler, architect; Jones, Beers & Co., contractor","architectural_style":"Classical Revival (Neo-classical)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Converted from a bank to library use after the bank moved out in 1967. The first floor serves as the Delaware Free Library, and the second-floor Masonic lodge hall remains in its original use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.099962-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/94000048.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94000048/5c6eba126d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94000048/5c6eba126d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Vonsky87","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Callicoon_Bank,_Callicoon_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:Callicoon_Bank,_Callicoon_NY.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"16000390","name":"Callicoon Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/callicoon-downtown-historic-district-16000390/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315021","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callicoon_National_Bank","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5022039"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/sullivan-county/callicoon-national-bank-94000048/"}