Jonesville Store
Why it's listed
Standing at the northern crossroads of the hamlet of Jonesville in Saratoga County, this clapboard-clad general store began as a one-and-a-half-story, front-gabled building with Greek Revival details, dated by maps and photographs to between 1856 and 1866. It also housed the local post office. In the 1890s it was raised to two and a half stories, given a larger turned-post porch, a bay on the southeast side and a Victorian-style storefront. A rear block holds a kitchen and back dining area, and much original interior material survives, including built-in shelving, a long counter and an ornate cast iron stove. Early proprietors included William R. Weld, followed by his son, then Willard Shepard, and from 1914 the brothers Ward and Roy Noyes. The property is valued as a rare survivor of the hamlet general store, which once served each community in Clifton Park as a supply point and social center, and it continues in that role today.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is a rare, intact surviving nineteenth-century general store and post office, a type that once served every hamlet in Clifton Park as a retail outlet and social gathering place. Most such stores have been lost to development since the 1970s. It still serves as both a shop and a community gathering place.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 10001136, listed January 14, 2011. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 989 Main St, Jonesville |
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| County | Saratoga County |
| Listed | January 14, 2011 |
| Reference number | 10001136 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c1860-1900 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Commerce |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still in use as a retail outlet and community gathering place, with a dining room and commercial kitchen in the rear block. |
| Acreage | 0.6 |
| Coordinates | 42.91224, -73.82298 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 10001136.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q23074016
- This listing as JSON
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