Historic Summit Inn Resort

Coordinates: 39°51′06″N 79°39′28″W / 39.85167°N 79.65778°W / 39.85167; -79.65778
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Summit Hotel
Summit Hotel, June 2015
Historic Summit Inn Resort is located in Pennsylvania
Historic Summit Inn Resort
Historic Summit Inn Resort is located in the United States
Historic Summit Inn Resort
Location101 Skyline Dr., Farmington, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°51′06″N 79°39′28″W / 39.85167°N 79.65778°W / 39.85167; -79.65778
Area50 acres (20 ha)
Built1907
ArchitectKeirn, J. Edward
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Mission/spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.05000062[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 15, 2005

The Historic Summit Inn Resort, also known as the Summit Hotel, is an historic

historic district which is located atop the Summit Mountain of Chestnut Ridge[2] by North Union Township and South Union Township in Farmington, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

History and architectural features

This historic district includes eight contributing buildings and three contributing structures. The main hotel building was built in 1907, and is a three-story, stone and

Mission style building. It features a parapeted
gable and two four-story square towers. The building was expanded in 1923.

Also on the property are the contributing carriage house, staff dormitory, stable/garage, two cottages, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, pool house and pavilion/concession stand, which were built circa 1923, and two water storage tanks, which were erected sometime around 1907.[3]

This historic district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "History".
  3. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2012. Note: This includes Clinton Piper (October 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Summit Hotel" (PDF). Retrieved January 29, 2012.

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