Hessinger Store

Hessinger Store
Location Main St. (Co. Rd. 122), Callicoon Center, New York
Coordinates 41°50′10″N 74°56′51″W / 41.83611°N 74.94750°WCoordinates: 41°50′10″N 74°56′51″W / 41.83611°N 74.94750°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1840
Architectural style Greek Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 00000584[1]
Added to NRHP June 2, 2000

Hessinger Store is a historic general store located at Callicoon Center in Sullivan County, New York. The building also functioned as a post office, dance hall, and hotel / rooming house. It is a large wood frame building constructed in four phases over a 20 to 50 year period starting about 1840. It is built of heavy timber, post and beam construction and built into a hillside on a stone foundation. The largest section is the 2 12-story center section. The second floor of the south wing originally served as a Masonic hall and features a barrel vaulted ceiling.[2]

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

In December 2010, the town of Calicoon decided to demolish the building.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. Kathleen LaFrank (November 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hessinger Store". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-06-26. See also: "Accompanying four photos".
  3. Mayer, Fritz. "Hessinger building reprieve". The River Reporter. Retrieved 28 January 2011.