Union Hotel, also known as Barrow's Hotel, is a historic

hotel A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a re ...

located at Sackets Harbor in

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. It is a -story stone building, 51 feet by 69 feet, over a full basement. The original structure was built in 1817–1818. The interior features distinctive Federal woodwork. It functioned as a hotel into the 1860s, then was used as a

Masonic Lodge A Masonic lodge (also called Freemasons' lodge, or private lodge or constituent lodge) is the basic organisational unit of Freemasonry. It is also a commonly used term for a building where Freemasons meet and hold their meetings. Every new l ...

. ''See also:'' In 1972 New York State acquired the building and rehabilitated it for use as the Visitor Center for the

Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site is a historically important location in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The historic site is south of the Village of Sackets Harbor, bordering Lake Ontario in the Town of Hounsfield. T ...

. In July 2000, an addition was built and it was converted to serve as the Seaway Trail Discovery Center. It was listed on the

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in 1972.

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History of Union Hotel & the Masonic Order in Sackets Harbor, Town of Hounsfield, Jefferson Co., New York
Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Federal architecture in New York (state) Masonic buildings in New York (state) Commercial buildings completed in 1818 Buildings and structures in Jefferson County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, New York {{JeffersonCountyNY-NRHP-stub