Abel Colley Tavern
US 40, approximately 0.5 mi. W of Searights Crossroads, Menallen Township, Searights Crossroads, Pennsylvania
Once a tavern along the National Road
Photos
Photo taken by Jim Allen, Aug 2012
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Coordinates:
+39.95936, -79.8104739°57'34" N, 79°48'38" W
Quadrangle map:New Salem
Description
Now a museum.
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1995
- Reference number
- 95001352
- NR name
- Colley, Abel, Tavern
- Architectural style
- Mid 19th Century Revival: Exotic Revival
- Areas of significance
- Commerce; Architecture
- Level of significance
- Local
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic functions
- Hotel; Single dwelling; Secondary structure
- Current function
- Single dwelling
- Periods of significance
- 1825-1849; 1850-1874
- Significant year
- ca. 1835
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 2
Update Log
- October 17, 2020: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
- August 24, 2015: Updated by Jim Allen: added description
- September 4, 2012: Updated by Jim Allen: Refined coordinates
- September 4, 2012: New photos from Jim Allen