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Bird-in-Hand Hotel

Coordinates: 40°8′1″N 75°57′38″W / 40.13361°N 75.96056°W / 40.13361; -75.96056
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Bird-in-Hand Hotel
Bird-in-Hand Hotel, September 2012
Bird-in-Hand Hotel is located in Pennsylvania
Bird-in-Hand Hotel
Bird-in-Hand Hotel is located in the United States
Bird-in-Hand Hotel
Location2695 Old Philadelphia Pike (PA 340), Bird-in-Hand, East Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°8′1″N 75°57′38″W / 40.13361°N 75.96056°W / 40.13361; -75.96056
Area2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Built1852
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.92000950[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 1992

Bird-in-Hand Hotel, also known as the Bird-In-Hand Village Inn & Suites or the Rhoad's Hotel, is a historic hotel located at Bird-in-Hand, East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1852, on the site of several earlier wayside taverns. It has a three-story, rectangular brick main block with a 2 1/2-story, rear "T"-wing and a 2-story extension. It features a full-width front porch with Tuscan order columns and a symmetrical facade in a vernacular Greek Revival style. It was renovated in 1989.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-02-18. Note: This includes David B. Schneider and Gloria O. Becker (February 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bird-in-Hand Hotel" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-18.
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