Historic Summit Inn Resort

This article is about the historic hotel resort in Farmington, Pennsylvania. For the diner in San Bernardino County, California, see Summit Inn. For the historic hotel in New York City formerly known as the Summit Hotel, see DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Metropolitan New York City.

Summit Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Summit Hotel, June 2015
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Location	101 Skyline Dr., Farmington, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°51′06″N79°39′28″W / 39.85167°N 79.65778°W / 39.85167; -79.65778
Area	50 acres (20 ha)
Built	1907
Architect	Keirn, J. Edward
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman, Mission/spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.	05000062 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 15, 2005

The Historic Summit Inn Resort, also known as the Summit Hotel, is an historic hotel complex and national historic district which is located atop the Summit Mountain of Chestnut Ridge ^[2] by North Union Township and South Union Township in Farmington, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. ^[1]

History and architectural features

This historic district includes eight contributing buildings and three contributing structures. The main hotel building was built in 1907, and is a three-story, stone and stucco, Mission style building. It features a parapeted gable and two four-story square towers. The building was expanded in 1923.

Also on the property are the contributing carriage house, staff dormitory, stable/garage, two cottages, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, pool house and pavilion/concession stand, which were built circa 1923, and two water storage tanks, which were erected sometime around 1907. ^[3]

This historic district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "History".
3. Clinton Piper (October 2004). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Summit Hotel. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 20, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

External links

• Summit Inn Resort website