The Wable-Augustine Tavern is an historic, American inn and tavern that is located near Addison in Addison Township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
Wable-Augustine Tavern | |
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| Location | U.S. Route 40, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Addison, near Addison, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°44′3″N 79°19′10″W / 39.73417°N 79.31944°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1820 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| MPS | National Road in Pennsylvania MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001353[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 27, 1995 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
History and architectural features
editBuilt 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]
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 Jerry A. Clause (June 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wable-Augustine Tavern" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.