Pennsylvania House (Springfield, Ohio)

	Pennsylvania House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Front of the Pennsylvania House
Location	1311 W. Main St., Springfield, Ohio
Coordinates	39°55′32″N 83°49′58″W / 39.92556°N 83.83278°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1822
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	73001396
Added to NRHP	April 11, 1973

The Pennsylvania House is a historic inn and tavern in western Springfield, Ohio, United States. Built circa 1822,^[1] this three-story brick Federal structure lies along the original National Road and near the old road that connects Springfield with Dayton, Ohio.^[2]

In the early years of the nineteenth century, the National and Dayton-Springfield Roads were major transportation arteries for those bound for the West and for Cincinnati respectively. Inns such as the Pennsylvania House were instrumental in facilitating travel for the many would-be settlers and merchants headed for the western frontier and for all sorts of travellers proceeding southwest. Before the coming of the railroads, the Pennsylvania House provided beds and food for commoners and famous individuals alike. According to local lore, among the inn's guests were such individuals as Henry Clay, Charles Dickens, Andrew Jackson, and James K. Polk. The inn's owners typically lived on the premises; among the various owners were the family of Isaac Kaufmann Funk, founder of Funk and Wagnalls.^[2]

After more than twenty years of prosperity, the inn's traffic shrank after railroads reached Springfield in 1846. By the end of the Civil War, travellers on the National Road were so rare that the Pennsylvania House saw very little traffic indeed, and it closed in 1869. Despite its closure, the building has remained in fine condition for well over one hundred years; architectural elements such as the double-hung windows and the ornate six-panel doors have survived with little damage.^[2] In recognition of the inn's place in American history and of its well-preserved historic architecture, the Pennsylvania House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1]

Today, the Pennsylvania House is operated as a history museum with a concentration on the National Road.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 133.
^ Pennsylvania House Museum Info Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, Pennsylvania House Museum, n.d. Accessed 2010-08-04.

External links

Media related to Pennsylvania House at Wikimedia Commons

Pennsylvania House Museum

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[dohp-2] Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 133.

[3] Pennsylvania House Museum Info Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, Pennsylvania House Museum, n.d. Accessed 2010-08-04.

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