{"nrhp_refnum":"97001525","name":"Larzelere Tavern","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3858 County House Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Branchport","county":"Yates County","state":"NY","lat":42.62681047400008,"lon":-77.16226337199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-12-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Entertainment/Recreation","Politics/Government","Agriculture","Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Federal style former tavern and inn at 3858 County House Road near Branchport, in the town of Jerusalem, Yates County, New York, built in 1823-24 by Henry Larzelere. It has a one and one-half story side wing and three contributing outbuildings.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a substantially intact, representative example of early nineteenth century vernacular Federal architecture in Yates County. It is also historically significant as a popular inn on the Penn Yan/Prattsburg stage line and a social and civic center of Jerusalem, and later as a Grange hall from 1937 to 1959.","narrative":"Built in 1823-24 by Henry Larzelere, this two-story, side-hall, gable-roofed building near Branchport in Yates County served as both a family home and a tavern and inn on the Penn Yan/Prattsburg stage coach line. Its clapboard walls, heavy timber frame and finely detailed entrance with half-sidelights and pilasters reflect vernacular Federal design, and a louvered fanlight marks the front gable. Inside, a cherry bannister, Adamesque-inspired mantelpieces, plank doors and wide plank floors survive. During the nineteenth century the building was a lively social center in the hamlet then known as Larzelere's Hollow, and it housed the post office and, by the 1840s, town meetings. In 1937 the Guyanoga Valley Grange began meeting here, and the building served as a Grange hall until 1959. Restored to its original role as a roadside inn, it now operates as a bed and breakfast and remains a prominent local landmark with three surviving outbuildings on its one-acre lot.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1823 - 1940s","architect_builder":"Henry Larzelere (builder, per the narrative); architect unknown","architectural_style":"Early Republic: Federal","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Recently restored and returned to use as a bed & breakfast inn serving tourists in the Finger Lakes region.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.982824-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/97001525.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75323374","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larzelere_Tavern","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6492009"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/yates-county/larzelere-tavern-97001525/"}