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Coordinates: 40°12′43″N 79°11′57″W / 40.21194°N 79.19917°W / 40.21194; -79.19917
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Compass Inn
Compass Inn, August 2011
Compass Inn is located in Pennsylvania
Compass Inn
Compass Inn is located in the United States
Compass Inn
LocationJct. of US 30 (Lincoln Hwy.) and California Ave., Ligonier Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°12′43″N 79°11′57″W / 40.21194°N 79.19917°W / 40.21194; -79.19917
Arealess than one acre
Built1799, c. 1825
NRHP reference No.95000124[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 1995

Compass Inn is a historic inn and tavern located in Laughlintown, Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It is a 2 1/2-storey, five bay log and stone building in a vernacular Georgian style. The original section was built in 1799, and it is three bays wide. The two bay stone section was added in the 1820s. A clapboarded frame section was added in 1862. It was restored in 1970, and operated as a local history museum. The property includes a rebuilt barn and blacksmith shop.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1995.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Walter C. Kidney and Frederick L. Richards (July 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Compass Inn" (PDF). Retrieved June 10, 2012.
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