LeRay Hotel, also known as Hoover Brick Hotel, is a historic hotel located at Evans Mills in Jefferson County, New York. It was completed in 1828 and is a two-story, Federal style brick structure with a shingled gable roof. According to an unproven legend which is almost certainly untrue, It was the site of the card game in which presidential son John Van Buren lost his mistress, Elena America Vespucci, a descendant of Amerigo Vespucci, to George Parish II of Ogdensburg, New York.[2]

LeRay Hotel
LeRay Hotel is located in New York
LeRay Hotel
LeRay Hotel is located in the United States
LeRay Hotel
LocationMain and Noble Sts., Evans Mills, New York
Coordinates44°5′16″N 75°48′28″W / 44.08778°N 75.80778°W / 44.08778; -75.80778
Arealess than one acre
Built1828; 196 years ago (1828)
ArchitectHoover, Capt. John
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.82001175[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 1982

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ John Harwood (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: LeRay Hotel". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-10. See also: "Accompanying six photos".