Compass Inn

Compass Inn

Compass Inn, August 2011
Location Jct. of US 30 (Lincoln Hwy.) and California Ave., Ligonier Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°12′43″N 79°11′57″W / 40.21194°N 79.19917°W / 40.21194; -79.19917Coordinates: 40°12′43″N 79°11′57″W / 40.21194°N 79.19917°W / 40.21194; -79.19917
Area less than one acre
Built 1799, c. 1825
NRHP Reference # 95000124[1]
Added to NRHP February 24, 1995

Compass Inn is a historic inn and tavern located in Laughlintown, Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It is a 2 1/2-story, five bay log and stone building in a vernacular Georgian style. The original section was built in 1799, and it is three bays wide. The two bay stone section was added in the 1820s. A clapboarded frame section was added in 1862. It was restored in 1970, and operated as a local history museum. The property includes a rebuilt barn and blacksmith shop.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1995.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Walter C. Kidney and Frederick L. Richards (July 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Compass Inn" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-10.


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