Major's Inn and Gilbert Block

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Major's Inn and Gilbert Block
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Major's Inn and Gilbert Block, March 2006
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LocationBoth sides of Commercial St. near NY 51, Gilbertsville, New York
Coordinates 42°28′17″N75°19′39″W / 42.47139°N 75.32750°W / 42.47139; -75.32750 Coordinates: 42°28′17″N75°19′39″W / 42.47139°N 75.32750°W / 42.47139; -75.32750
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1895
ArchitectAllen, Augustus; Bigelow, H.F., Co.
NRHP reference # 73001249 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1973

Major's Inn and Gilbert Block is a historic inn and tavern and commercial building at Gilbertsville in Otsego County, New York. The Gilbert Block consists of three 2-story attached brick commercial structures varying slightly in height in the Neo-Tudor Style. It was built between 1893 and 1895, and hosts shops and artist's studios. It was designed by Boston architect Henry Forbes Bigelow. Major's Inn was started in 1896 and finished in 1917 on the site of the original 1822 Gilbert homestead which burned in 1895. It is a 3 12-story structure with a gable roof covered in slate, interrupted by a number of chimneys, dormers, and conical roofs on towers. It has a rambling effect accented by the use of a variety of projecting balconies and bays, towers, and several porches. The medieval English Tudor and Gothic building was commissioned by Major James L. Gilbert using Augustus Nicholas Allen to construct it. Decorative elements on both buildings incorporate the quatrefoil. [2] The Inn went through a series of owners during the 1950s to 1970s and, beginning in 1980, a group founded by Alan Cleinman which became the Major's Inn Foundation, Inc. began to raise funds for the purchase of the property. Today, under the ownership of the Foundation, the Major's Inn has been significantly restored and serves as a cultural center.

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Gilbertsville, New York Village in New York, United States

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Lenore M. Rennenkampf (August 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Major's Inn and Gilbert Block". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 14 January 2010.See also: "Accompanying two photos".