Grooms Tavern Complex
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Grooms Tavern Complex is a historic tavern
located at Grooms Corners
in Saratoga County, New York
. The complex consists of the tavern, a wagon and blacksmith shop, and a frame privy
. The tavern building was built about 1825 and is a 2-story, timber-framed, gable-roofed building in a vernacular Federal
style. It consists of a main block with -story, frame kitchen wing in the rear. When expanded to two stories in the 1840s, a Greek Revival
style cornice
was added. The building was partially remodeled in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The tavern building was also operated as a general store
. The wagon and blacksmith shop was constructed in the 1840s and is a 2-story, rectangular, timber-framed building with a gable roof in the Greek Revival style.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2000.
Tavern
A tavern is a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food, and in some cases, where travelers receive lodging....
located at Grooms Corners
Clifton Park, New York
Clifton Park is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, the 2009 population estimate for Clifton Park was 36,469. The name is derived from an early land patent...
in Saratoga County, New York
Saratoga County, New York
Saratoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 219,607. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Ballston Spa...
. The complex consists of the tavern, a wagon and blacksmith shop, and a frame privy
Outhouse
An outhouse is a small structure separate from a main building which often contained a simple toilet and may possibly also be used for housing animals and storage.- Terminology :...
. The tavern building was built about 1825 and is a 2-story, timber-framed, gable-roofed building in a vernacular Federal
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
style. It consists of a main block with -story, frame kitchen wing in the rear. When expanded to two stories in the 1840s, a Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
style cornice
Cornice
Cornice molding is generally any horizontal decorative molding that crowns any building or furniture element: the cornice over a door or window, for instance, or the cornice around the edge of a pedestal. A simple cornice may be formed just with a crown molding.The function of the projecting...
was added. The building was partially remodeled in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The tavern building was also operated as a general store
General store
A general store, general merchandise store, or village shop is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general...
. The wagon and blacksmith shop was constructed in the 1840s and is a 2-story, rectangular, timber-framed building with a gable roof in the Greek Revival style.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2000.