Walton and Willett Stone Store

Walton and Willett Stone Store, also known as Cahill's Fish Market, is a historic commercial building located at Oswego in Oswego County, New York. It is a three and four story, limestone structure with a distinctive stepped gable roof on the banks of the Oswego River. The oldest commercial building in the city of Oswego, it was built in 1828 and first used as a ship chandlery.[2] In later years, it housed a newspaper office, customs collector, steamboat ticket and freight office, and warehouse. In 1945, it was purchased for use as a fish market.[3]

Walton and Willett Stone Store
Location1 Seneca St., Oswego, New York
Coordinates43°27′35″N 76°30′43″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1828
NRHP reference No.76001263[1]
Added to NRHPMay 24, 1976

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1] It was the site of Coleman's Irish Pub until 2008.[4]

In June 2014, the building was ruled "dangerous" by city codes officers citing structural concerns.[5]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Kail, Benjamin (3 April 2015). "City fails to pay taxes on Cahill building". The Palladium-Times. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  3. Cornelia E. Brooke (August 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Walton and Willett Stone Store". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-11-10. See also: "Accompanying four photos".
  4. Sorendo, Lou (6 February 2008). "Restaurant to Shut Down This Week in Downtown Oswego". Oswego County Business. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  5. "Historic city building deemed 'dangerous' by Oswego codes officers". The Palladium-Times. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.


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