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-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] Portions of the film The Pale Blue Eye were shot at the inn.
See also
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ 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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved June 10, 2012. 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.
External links
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Categories:
- 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
- Blacksmith shops