Penn Wells Hotel
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| Location | Wellsboro, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°44′56″N 77°18′03″W / 41.748981°N 77.300702°W |
| Part of | Wellsboro Historic District (ID04001458) |
| Designated CP | January 5, 2005 |
The Penn Wells Hotel in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, is listed on the National Registry of the Historic Hotels of America.
It was built in 1829 and was expanded and renovated in the 1920s. It suffered a fire in 1906.[1]
It was once known as Coles House. "The Penn Wells Hotel sits as the centerpiece of Wellsboro, Pennsylvania's gaslit Main Street historic district."[1][2]
It is located on Pennsylvania Route 6, which at one time was the Roosevelt Highway, the main route between New York City and Chicago, bringing much business to the hotel.[1]
It is adjacent to the Art Deco Arcadia Theatre (1921), which is owned by the same company that owns the hotel;[3] the hotel and the theater co-sponsor film festivals.[1]
Across the street is Dunham’s Department Store, a local department store. The Dunham family owned the Arcadia Theatre and were instrumental in protecting the Penn Wells Hotel from "extinction".[4]
It is a contributing building in the Wellsboro Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
References
- ^ a b c d "Penn Wells Hotel".
- ^ Bahney, Anna (8 August 2013). "A smorgasbord of sights along Pennsylvania's Route 6". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Patrick, Kevin Joseph (2017). Route 6 in Pennsylvania. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439660683. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Gratz, Roberta Brandes (2000). Cities back from the edge : new life for downtown. New York: Wiley. p. 261. ISBN 9780471361244. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
Category:Hotels in Pennsylvania Category:Theatres in Pennsylvania