Wable-Augustine Tavern

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
View from the north
Wable-Augustine Tavern is located in Pennsylvania
Wable-Augustine Tavern
Wable-Augustine Tavern is located in the United States
Wable-Augustine Tavern
LocationU.S. Route 40, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Addison, near Addison, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°44′3″N 79°19′10″W / 39.73417°N 79.31944°W / 39.73417; -79.31944
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1820
Architectural styleFederal
MPSNational Road in Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.95001353[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 27, 1995

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

History and architectural features

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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.