Nellis Tavern Explained

Nellis Tavern
Location:SR 5, St. Johnsville, New York
Coordinates:42.9936°N -74.6592°W
Built:1750
Architect:Nellis, Christian, Sr.
Architecture:Federal, Settlement era
Added:May 10, 1990
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:90000685

Nellis Tavern is a historic inn and tavern located at St. Johnsville in Montgomery County, New York. It was built about 1747-1750 as a farmhouse and expanded about 1790 to its present form. It is a two-story, five-by-two-bay frame residence constructed atop a coursed rubblestone foundation. The building has been restored to the period of about 1835, when it was used as a tavern.

After the American Civil War the tavern business declined and the building was used again as a family farmhouse.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

An herb garden has been established on the grounds, and there is an associated yearly Rhubarb Festival.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2016-06-01. https://archive.today/20150701003048/http://cris.parks.ny.gov/. 2015-07-01. dead. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Nellis Tavern . 2016-06-01 . John A. Bonafide . PDF . February 1990 . and Accompanying seven photographs