{"nrhp_refnum":"96000684","name":"Delaney Hotel","other_names":["North Hoosick Hotel","Hathaway's Hotel"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of NY 22 and NY 67","address_restricted":false,"city":"North Hoosick","county":"Rensselaer County","state":"NY","lat":42.92709745700006,"lon":-73.34350249599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-06-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce","Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 3½-story frame Victorian hotel at the junction of State Routes 22 and 67 in the hamlet of North Hoosick, Rensselaer County, New York, built around 1850 for Nairn Burgess.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a good example of a rural Victorian commercial building with Italianate and folk Victorian detailing (Criterion C). It is also significant under Criterion A for its link to North Hoosick's growth, driven by stagecoach and railroad traffic and local manufacturing. It also served as a social and entertainment venue, including vaudeville shows in its third-floor ballroom.","narrative":"Perched on a small hill at the junction of State Routes 22 and 67 in North Hoosick, this three-and-a-half-story frame hotel was built around 1850 for Nairn Burgess. It began with Greek Revival lines and was later dressed with Italianate brackets and folk Victorian porch details, including full-length two-story porches. The hotel grew with the village. Mills and a large farm machinery factory brought workers needing lodging, and the hotel served stagecoach travelers and, after 1859, rail passengers. Its tavern was a gathering place for workers, and the third-floor ballroom hosted bands and vaudeville acts until about 1930. Ida B. Delaney bought it in 1909, giving it its name, and her family held it until 1965. It was busy during World War II, when nearby manufacturing brought employment. The nomination presents it as a rare surviving building type in Rensselaer County and a local landmark, noting that its present owners saved it from demolition.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1850 - 1946","architect_builder":"Nairn Burgess","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Italianate","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as in a state of disrepair, with the exterior in decent shape and largely salvageable; the interior needs total restoration. Current function is listed as work in progress, and the owners plan rehabilitation.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.523473-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/96000684.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000684/76de68bcb6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000684/76de68bcb6-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"John Archer","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Delany_hotel.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">John Archer</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Delany_hotel.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321208","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaney_Hotel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5253132"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/rensselaer-county/delaney-hotel-96000684/"}