American Hotel (Sharon Springs, New York)
Encyclopedia
American Hotel is a historic hotel
located at Sharon Springs
in Schoharie County, New York
. It is a large, -story wood frame structure built between 1847 and 1851 in the Greek Revival
style. It features a recessed 2-story porch with a colonnade of eight pillars with Doric order
capitals supporting the roof. It is located within the Sharon Springs Historic District
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1975.
The hotel and owners Doug Plummer and Garth Roberts appear in the reality television
series The Fabulous Beekman Boys
, which takes place in Sharon Springs. The series debuted in June 2010.
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
located at Sharon Springs
Sharon Springs, New York
Sharon Springs is a village in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 547 at the 2000 census. Its name derives from the hometown of the first Colonial settlers, Sharon, Connecticut, and the important springs in the village...
in Schoharie County, New York
Schoharie County, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,582 people, 11,991 households and 8,177 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 15,915 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile...
. It is a large, -story wood frame structure built between 1847 and 1851 in the Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
style. It features a recessed 2-story porch with a colonnade of eight pillars with Doric order
Doric order
The Doric order was one of the three orders or organizational systems of ancient Greek or classical architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian.-History:...
capitals supporting the roof. It is located within the Sharon Springs Historic District
Sharon Springs Historic District
Sharon Springs Historic District is a national historic district located at Sharon Springs in Schoharie County, New York. The district includes 167 contributing buildings and nine contributing structures...
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1975.
The hotel and owners Doug Plummer and Garth Roberts appear in the reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series The Fabulous Beekman Boys
The Fabulous Beekman Boys
The Fabulous Beekman Boys was a reality television show produced in the United States by World of Wonder Productions. The series followed Josh Kilmer-Purcell and his partner Brent Ridge as they learned how to become farmers and launched their lifestyle brand, Beekman 1802...
, which takes place in Sharon Springs. The series debuted in June 2010.