Nellis Tavern

Nellis Tavern is a historic inn and tavern located at St. Johnsville in Montgomery County, New York. It was built about 1747-1750 as a farmhouse and expanded about 1790 to its present form. It is a two-story, five-by-two-bay frame residence constructed atop a coursed rubblestone foundation. The building has been restored to the period of about 1835, when it was used as a tavern.

Nellis Tavern
Nellis Tavern is located in New York
Nellis Tavern
Nellis Tavern is located in the United States
Nellis Tavern
LocationSR 5, St. Johnsville, New York
Coordinates42°59′37″N 74°39′33″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1750
ArchitectNellis, Christian, Sr.
Architectural styleFederal, Settlement era
NRHP reference No.90000685[1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1990

After the American Civil War the tavern business declined and the building was used again as a family farmhouse.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

An herb garden has been established on the grounds, and there is an associated yearly Rhubarb Festival.

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