Keystone Hotel (Hummelstown, Pennsylvania)

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Keystone Hotel
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Location40 E. Main St.,
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°15′57″N76°42′21″W / 40.26583°N 76.70583°W / 40.26583; -76.70583 Coordinates: 40°15′57″N76°42′21″W / 40.26583°N 76.70583°W / 40.26583; -76.70583
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1839, 1850
ArchitectG. Fox
Architectural styleFederal, Vernacular Federal
NRHP reference No. 85001002 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 9, 1985

Keystone Hotel is a historic home located at Hummelstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The original building was built in 1839, and was more than doubled in 1850. It was originally a 2 1/2-story, rectangular brick building with gable roof in a vernacular Federal style. The 1850 expansion raised and flattened the original roofline, and added a three-bay, three-story brick addition to the east side. An old brownstone addition pre-dates the 1839 building. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Donna W. Koons (October 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Keystone Hotel" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-12.