Hill's Tavern
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| Location | U.S. 40, Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°5′8″N 80°4′11″W / 40.08556°N 80.06972°WCoordinates: 40°5′8″N 80°4′11″W / 40.08556°N 80.06972°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1794 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate, Georgian |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 74001811[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | November 19, 1974 |
| Designated PHMC | June 1952[2] |
Hill's Tavern is a historic building in Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania. For a period in the early 1900s, the inn was known as Central Hotel.[3] Now called the Century Inn, it is the oldest tavern in continuous use on the National Road.[3][4] The overnight facilities can accommodate 23 overnight guests and the dining room can seat up to 140 guests.[4] The outdoor gazebo offers additional seating during the warmer months.[4] It hosted two American Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James K. Polk, the Marquis de LaFayette, Henry Clay, and Mexican General Santa Anna.[4]
The tavern was built by Stephen and Thomas Hill, the founders of Hillsborough (now Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania).[3] The tavern was opened by Stephen Hill in 1794 and served as an important stop along the National Road.[2]
The two and a half-story tavern was built with dressed stone in the Post Colonial vernacular with Georgian influences.[3] Later modifications added Greek Revival and Italianate components.[3] The full five-bay covered porch uses rounded columns.[3] There is a long stone rear wing that houses the original kitchen, completed with a large craned cooking fireplace.[3]
In 1952, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission installed a historical marker noting the historic importance of the tavern.[2] It is designated as a historic public landmark by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation.[3]
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- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Hill's Tavern - PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "Hill's Tavern". Landmark Registry - Public Landmark. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Century Inn". Retrieved December 9, 2013.
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