Mohawk Valley Grange Hall
Also known as: Union Hall; Moser Hall
Why it's listed
Built in 1896 as Union Hall on land sold by Gidley Palmer, this timber frame building in Grooms Corners, Clifton Park, began as a community meeting place. Its deed barred immoral uses and the sale of intoxicating drinks. The Mohawk Valley Grange, organized in 1924, first leased the hall and bought it in 1931. In 1934 builder Charles Jump added a kitchen and dining room. The hall has a steeply pitched metal roof, wooden clapboards, a stone foundation and a stage inside. For decades it hosted Grange meetings, square dances, plays, flower shows, Boy Scout and board meetings, and an annual oyster supper held from 1927 to 1984. As suburban growth after the 1960s replaced farms, Grange membership dropped, and the Grange deeded the hall to the Town of Clifton Park in 2004. The nomination presents the building as one of the few remaining links to the town's farming past and as a typical, though modest, example of a Grange hall.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the hall is locally significant for its link to the social and agricultural history of Clifton Park. It served as a community gathering place and, from 1931, as the home of Mohawk Valley Grange No. 1495 until the Grange deeded it to the town in 2004. It also shows the typical features of a Grange hall, including a stage, a large open meeting space and a kitchen and dining room.
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 12000245, listed April 3, 2012. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 274 Sugar Hill Rd., Grooms Corners |
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| County | Saratoga County |
| Listed | April 3, 2012 |
| Reference number | 12000245 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1896-1960 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown; Charles Jump (1934 add) |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Social History, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Owned by the Town of Clifton Park since 2004. The Grange was allowed to keep meeting there, and the current function is listed as theater (recreation and culture). Some addition ceiling panels were damaged by a roof leak, and the north windows are covered with painted plywood. |
| Acreage | 0.3 |
| Coordinates | 42.83537, -73.84309 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 12000245.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q23091943
- This listing as JSON
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