Compass Inn
Compass Inn | |
 Compass Inn, August 2011 | |
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| Location | Jct. of US 30 (Lincoln Hwy.) and California Ave., Ligonier Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°12′43″N 79°11′57″W / 40.21194°N 79.19917°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1799, c. 1825 |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000124[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 1995 |
Compass Inn is a historic inn and tavern located in Laughlintown, Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It is a 2 1/2-story, 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]
See also
- Contributing property
- Cultural landscape
- Historic preservation
- Keeper of the Register
- List of heritage registers
- Property type (National Register of Historic Places)
- United States National Register of Historic Places listings
- State Historic Preservation Office
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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 2012-06-10.
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- Commercial buildings completed in 1799
- Hotel buildings completed in 1862
- Commercial buildings completed in 1862
- History museums in Pennsylvania
- Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Georgian architecture in Pennsylvania
- Buildings and structures in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
- Museums in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
- 1799 establishments in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs
- Pennsylvania museum stubs