The good folks at HMdb back on Nov. 3rd, ran a spotlight on the Pennsylvania House/National Road in Springfield, Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania House was built by David Snively in a Federal-style in 1839. The tavern and inn became a popular stop-over for people traveling along the National Road. Dr. Isaac K. Funk, of Funk & Wagnall's Encyclopedia (I have a set from the 1970s) lived there as a child in the 1840s when his parents operated the place.
After the Civil War, it closed as an inn and served as a doctor's clinic, boarding house, second-hand shop, and then fell into disrepair.
The Lagonda Chapter DAR saved it from demolition and have owned and operated it as a museum since 1941. Listed on the NRHP in 1972.
Photos accompanying the spotlight show an impressive structure and a National Road mileage marker.
You Could Spend Lots and Lots of Time at the HMdb Site. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
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