Hessinger Store

Hessinger Store was a historic general store located at Callicoon Center in Sullivan County, New York. It was built in 1840 and demolished in April 2011.[2]

Hessinger Store
LocationMain St. (Co. Rd. 122), Callicoon Center, New York
Coordinates41°50′10″N 74°56′51″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1840
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.00000584[1]
Added to NRHPJune 2, 2000

History

The building was a general store, but also functioned as a post office, dance hall, and hotel / rooming house. It was a large wood frame building constructed in four phases over a 20 to 50-year period starting about 1840. It was built of heavy timber, post and beam construction and built into a hillside on a stone foundation. The largest section was the ​2 1⁄2-story center section. The second floor of the south wing originally served as a Masonic hall and features a barrel vaulted ceiling.[3]

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

After the Hessingers sold the building, it went through a succession of at least three owners, who failed to keep the building in good repair.[2] Eventually the building became dilapidated and rodent-infested.[2]

In December 2010, the town of Calicoon decided to demolish the building.[4] After a brief court battle the dilapidated building was demolished in April 2011.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Whitman, Victor (9 April 2011). "Historic building to be demolished". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved 10 July 2017. The demolition crews are there right now
  3. 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".
  4. Mayer, Fritz. "Hessinger building reprieve". The River Reporter. Retrieved 28 January 2011.


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