National Historic Landmark · Somers, New York

Somers Town House

United States historic place in Somers, New York. Built 1820. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.

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What it is

Wikipedia · Elephant Hotel

The Elephant Hotel is a historic former hotel which today serves as the town hall in Somers, in Westchester County, New York, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on August 7, 1974 as Somers Town House and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2005 as Elephant Hotel. It is also a contributing property in the NRHP-listed Somers Hamlet Historic District. It is located at 335 US 202, across from the northern end of NY 100.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressJct. of U.S. 202 and NY 100, Somers vicinity, NY
CountyWestchester County
ListedAug 7, 1974
Reference number74001323
Built1820
Type of placehotel building, historic building
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressJct. of U.S. 202 and NY 100, Somers, NY
Coordinates41.32835, -73.69183 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitWeir Farm National Historical Park · 13 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyHop Brook Lake Recreation Area 35 mi · Northfield Brook Lake Group Shelters 40 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74001323. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.