Red Run Lodge

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Red Run Lodge
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LocationBuchanan Trail E. (PA 16), Rouzerville, Washington Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°44′13″N77°31′03″W / 39.73694°N 77.51750°W / 39.73694; -77.51750
Area21 acres (8.5 ha)
Built1939
Built byHenry O. Smith, H. F. Smith
Architectural styleRustic Log Cabin
NRHP reference No. 96000083 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1996

The Red Run Lodge was an historic, American motel complex that was located in Washington Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996, [1] but torn down in December 2017.

History and architectural features

This complex encompassed sixteen contributing buildings and one contributing structure (a stone wall). The buildings were the lodge, cabins, bath house, and a fruit stand. Built in 1939, they were made from chestnut logs with concrete chinking, and were designed in a "log cabin" style. The lodge and cabins closed circa 1965.<

This complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996, [1] but was torn down in December 2017.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.