Market House (Oswego, New York)

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Market House

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North-Western Corner of Market House, Oswego NY, November 2008.
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Location 159 Water St., Oswego, New York
Coordinates 43°27′26″N76°30′39″W / 43.45722°N 76.51083°W / 43.45722; -76.51083 Coordinates: 43°27′26″N76°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]

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad transport company

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Oswego, New York City in New York, United States

Oswego is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 18,142 at the 2010 census. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and promotes itself as "The Port City of Central New York". It is the county seat of Oswego County.

Oswego County, New York County in the United States

Oswego County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 122,109. The county seat is Oswego. The county name is from a Mohawk language word meaning "the outpouring", referring to the mouth of the Oswego River.

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.

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