Lerch Tavern is an historic, American inn and tavern building that is located in Wernersville, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Lerch Tavern | |
 Lerch Tavern, April 2011 | |
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| Location | 182-184 W. Penn Ave, Wernersville, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°19′47″N 76°5′3″W / 40.32972°N 76.08417°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1797, c. 1870 |
| Built by | Lerch, John Yost |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002171[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 12, 1979 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
History and architectural features
editBuilt in 1797, this historic structure is a two-story, rectangular, limestone building. It measures five bays by two bays, and thirty-two feet by forty-two feet. The raised mansard roof was added circa 1870, replacing an earlier gable roof. The tavern operated into the 1850s, after which it was occupied as a private residence. It remained in the Lerch family from the time of its construction into the 1950s.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Leroy Machmer (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lerch Tavern" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-15.