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LocationHigh and Allegheny Sts., Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°54′42″N77°46′42″W / 40.91167°N 77.77833°W / 40.91167; -77.77833
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1866
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 77001137 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1977

Brockerhoff Hotel is a historic hotel located at Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1866, and is a large brick building on a stone foundation, measuring 170 feet by 60 feet. The original building was executed in the Italianate style. It was renovated in the 1880s to have a mansard roof in a combined Second Empire / Queen Anne style. The roof features multicolored slate. The building was built by Henry Brockerhoff (1794-1878), who also built the Brockerhoff Mill. [2]

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 1977. It is located in the Bellefonte Historic District. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-07.Note: This includes Gregory Ramsey and Madeline Cohen (October 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brockerhoff Hotel" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-07.

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