James Given Tavern

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James Given Tavern
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Location1189 Walnut Bottom Rd., South Middleton Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°10′51″N77°13′11″W / 40.18083°N 77.21972°W / 40.18083; -77.21972 Coordinates: 40°10′51″N77°13′11″W / 40.18083°N 77.21972°W / 40.18083; -77.21972
Area5.7 acres (2.3 ha)
Built1820
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 92000943 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 1992

James Given Tavern, also known as Two Mile House, is a historic inn and tavern located at South Middleton Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The original section was built in 1820. It consists of a 2 1/2-story, five bay wide limestone main block with a two-story, two bay rear kitchen ell, and 1 1/2-story stone addition built in the 1920s. It has a Federal style interior. A portico with Doric order columns was built about 1840. The portico was originally on the Lamberton House in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. It housed a tavern until 1857. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [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 2012-01-21.Note: This includes Nancy Van Dolsen (February 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: James Given Tavern" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-21.