Barker General Store

#4550 among destinations in the United States

Greek Revival architecture

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Barker General Store is a historic general store located at Beecher Hollow in Saratoga County, New York. The main block was constructed in 1847 and is a 2+1⁄2-story, gable-roofed rectangular building. A 2-story, shed-roofed addition was added in 1870. It features a tall portico supported by four Tuscan order turned wood columns. It is an example of transitional Federal / Greek Revival commercial architecture. A concealed area is believed to have served as a hiding place for escaped slaves being transported on the Underground Railroad. ()

Coordinates: 43°13'18"N, 74°6'16"W

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Barker General Store – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Copeland Bridge, Mason Hill, Thomas Hill, Eli and Diadama Beecher House.

~1140 ftE
Bridge
Copeland Bridge, Adirondack Park
6 min walk • Copeland Bridge, also known as Copeland Farm Bridge or Copeland Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over Beecher Creek in the town of Edinburg in Saratoga County, New York. It was built in 1879, and is a small, timber framed, queenpost truss bridge with a gable roof. It has a 30-foot span carried on fieldstone abutments.
5.6 miNW
Mountain
Mason Hill
143 min walk • Mason Hill is a summit located in Adirondack Mountains of New York located in the Town of Hope south of the hamlet of Hope Falls.
4.6 miNW
Mountain
Thomas Hill
118 min walk • Thomas Hill is a summit located in Adirondack Mountains of New York located in the Town of Hope southeast of the hamlet of Hope Falls.
~180 ftSW
Greek Revival architecture
Eli and Diadama Beecher House
1 min walk • Eli and Diadama Beecher House is a historic home located at 2 Military Road in Beecher Hollow, Saratoga County, New York.
2.6 miE
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Batchellerville Presbyterian Church
67 min walk • Batchellerville Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church on Co. Rt. 7 in Batchellerville, Saratoga County, New York. It was built in 1867 and is a rectangular, timber-framed church in the Greek Revival style. It was moved to its present site in 1931. It features a two-stage, louvered belfry topped by a bell cast metal roof.
3.4 miW
Village
Northville
88 min walk • Northville is a village in the northern part of the town of Northampton in Fulton County, New York, United States, northeast of Gloversville. It lies within Adirondack Park. The population was 1,099 at the 2010 census.
3.4 miW
Neighbourhood
Northville Historic District
87 min walk • Northville Historic District is a national historic district located in the village of Northville in Fulton County, New York. The district is "L"-shaped, beginning at the southern end of South Main Street and running north to Bridge and Division Street.
0.6 miE
43°13'19"N • 74°5'37"W
Edinburg Marina and Powersports, Adirondack Park
15 min walk • Marina, Sailing