Perkiomen Bridge Hotel

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Perkiomen Bridge Hotel
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Perkiomen Bridge Hotel, April 2011
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LocationMain St. and Rt. 29, Collegeville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°11′5″N75°26′59″W / 40.18472°N 75.44972°W / 40.18472; -75.44972
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1706, c. 1800, c. 1930
NRHP reference No. 85000037 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 3, 1985

The Perkiomen Bridge Hotel, also known as Lane's Hotel, [2] is a historic, American hotel complex that is located adjacent to the Perkiomen Bridge in Collegeville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

History and architectural features

The original building was built circa 1706 [3] (some sources say 1689 [4] ), with later expansions undertaken during the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. It consists of a three-story, six-bay, gable-roofed, stuccoed, brownstone building that was erected circa 1800 with two-story porches and a low, gable-roofed wing that is likely the oldest portion of the structure. Attached to this is a low, one-story, kitchen wing and enclosed porch that dates to circa 1930. [3] The building was auctioned in 2010. [4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Preservationists Worry About Perkiomen Bridge Hotel; Built in 1689, the Collegeville, Pennsylvania Is Up for Sale / March 2007". www.hotel-online.com.
  3. 1 2 "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes George E. Thomas (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Perkiomen Bridge Hotel" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  4. 1 2 "Archives | The Philadelphia Inquirer". www.inquirer.com.