Market House (Oswego, New York)

Market House

North-Western Corner of Market House, Oswego NY, November 2008.
Location 159 Water St., Oswego, New York
Coordinates 43°27′26″N 76°30′39″W / 43.45722°N 76.51083°W / 43.45722; -76.51083Coordinates: 43°27′26″N 76°30′39″W / 43.45722°N 76.51083°W / 43.45722; -76.51083
Area less than one acre
Built 1835
Architect Bone steel, Jacob
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 74001292[1]
Added to NRHP June 20, 1974

Market House, also known as The Market Hall and The D.L.& W. Hall, is a historic market building located at Oswego in Oswego County, New York. It was built in 1835 and is a massive brick and stone structure overlooking the Oswego River. The structure originally housed several government entities including city hall. A new city hall was constructed in 1870 and completed in 1872.[2] A section of the basement is believed to have been used as a jail. In 1864 the city sold it to the Oswego and Syracuse Railroad, that used it for the next 80 years as office and storage space. The railroad upgraded the building with a bracketed cornice and elaborate cupola.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1] The structure is privately owned, and a bar located on the north-most section of the first floor, named "Old City Hall" has been there for many years.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "The Construction Of City Hall". City of Oswego. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  3. ↑ Cornelia E. Brooke (April 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Market House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-12-01. See also: "Accompanying eight photos".


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