Hessinger Store

Hessinger Store
Hessinger Store is located in New York
Hessinger Store
Hessinger Store is located in the United States
Hessinger Store
LocationMain St. (Co. Rd. 122), Callicoon Center, New York
Coordinates41°50′10″N 74°56′51″W / 41.83611°N 74.94750°W / 41.83611; -74.94750
Arealess than one acre
Built1840
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.00000584[1]
Added to NRHPJune 2, 2000

Hessinger Store was a historic general store located at Callicoon Center in Sullivan County, New York. It was built in 1840 and demolished in April 2011.[2]

History

The building was a general store, but also functioned as a post office, dance hall, and hotel / rooming house. It was a large wood-frame building constructed in four phases over a 20 to 50-year period starting about 1840. It was built of heavy timber, post and beam construction and built into a hillside on a stone foundation. The largest section was the 2+1⁄2-story center section. The second floor of the south wing originally served as a Masonic hall and features a barrel vaulted ceiling.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

After the Hessingers sold the building, it went through a succession of at least three owners, who failed to keep the building in good repair.[2] Eventually the building became dilapidated and rodent-infested.[2]

In December 2010, the town of Callicoon decided to demolish the building.[4] After a brief court battle the dilapidated building was demolished in April 2011.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d Whitman, Victor (9 April 2011). "Historic building to be demolished". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved 10 July 2017. The demolition crews are there right now
  3. ^ Kathleen LaFrank (November 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hessinger Store". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2010-06-26. See also: "Accompanying four photos". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  4. ^ Mayer, Fritz. "Hessinger building reprieve". The River Reporter. Retrieved 28 January 2011.


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