Kirkland Hotel
Why it's listed
Built in 1899 at the corner of Main Street and Clinton Avenue in Kingston, this four-story wood frame hotel is a large Tudor Revival building with steeply pitched intersecting gables, decorative half timbering, clapboard and stucco walls, and an engaged corner tower that holds the entrance and stair hall. It replaced a former lumberyard. Mrs. Margaret S. Conklin ran it until 1917, and several later owners operated it as a hotel, restaurant and bar. Hotel rooms closed in 1968 and the restaurant and bar in 1972, the year the original wraparound porch, balcony and tower roof were removed. The interior remains largely intact, with original doors, moldings and plaster, and a finely crafted stair. The property was listed for its architecture. It is described as the best surviving example in Kingston of a large wood frame urban hotel, and as a distinctive local example of Tudor Revival used on a commercial building. It remains a recognizable landmark in the uptown streetscape.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is a rare surviving example of a large-scale wood frame urban hotel in Kingston, and the best and most intact of its type. It is also described as an outstanding local example of Tudor Revival applied to a large commercial building, and a visual landmark in the city streetscape.
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 02001323, listed November 15, 2002. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 2 Main St., Kingston |
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| County | Ulster County |
| Listed | November 15, 2002 |
| Reference number | 02001323 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1899 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Tudor Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed in the form's current function as vacant; the hotel operations ceased in 1968 and the restaurant and bar closed in 1972. The form notes years of neglect and loss of the porch, balcony and tower roof. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | Kingston Stockade District |
| Coordinates | 41.93326, -74.01655 (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.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 02001323.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q1743514
- This listing as JSON
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