LeRay Hotel explained

LeRay Hotel
Location:Main and Noble Sts., Evans Mills, New York
Coordinates:44.0878°N -75.8078°W
Architect:Hoover, Capt. John
Architecture:Federal
Added:October 29, 1982
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:82001175

LeRay Hotel, also known as Hoover Brick Hotel, is a historic hotel located at Evans Mills in Jefferson County, New York. It was completed in 1828 and is a two-story, Federal style brick structure with a shingled gable roof. According to an unproven legend which is almost certainly untrue, It was the site of the card game in which presidential son John Van Buren lost his mistress, Elena America Vespucci, a descendant of Amerigo Vespucci, to George Parish II of Ogdensburg, New York.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: LeRay Hotel. September 1982. 2009-12-10. John Harwood. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121003032110/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3004. 2012-10-03. See also: Web site: Accompanying six photos.