Wable-Augustine Tavern

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Wable-Augustine Tavern
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LocationU.S. Route 40, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Addison, near Addison, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°44′3″N79°19′10″W / 39.73417°N 79.31944°W / 39.73417; -79.31944
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1820
Architectural styleFederal
MPS National Road in Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No. 95001353 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 27, 1995

The Wable-Augustine Tavern is an historic, American inn and tavern that is located near Addison in Addison Township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]

History and architectural features

Built circa 1820, this historic structure is a two-and-one-half-story, five-bay, Federal-period, frame building. It sits on a rubblestone foundation and features interior stone gable end chimneys. The house operated as an inn and tavern during the National Road boom period, from the 1820s to the 1850s. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [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. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Jerry A. Clause (June 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wable-Augustine Tavern" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.