Rush House

Rush House
Location U.S. Route 40 and Pennsylvania Route 381 in Farmington, Wharton Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°48′26″N 79°33′58″W / 39.80722°N 79.56611°W / 39.80722; -79.56611Coordinates: 39°48′26″N 79°33′58″W / 39.80722°N 79.56611°W / 39.80722; -79.56611
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1837
Built by Ewing, Nathaniel
NRHP Reference # 78002399[1]
Added to NRHP March 8, 1978

Rush House, also known as Sebastian Rush Hotel and Tavern, is a historic inn and tavern located at Wharton Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1837, and is a 2 1/2-story, 5-bay, brick and stone building with a center hall floor plan. It has a rear ell. The South and East sides of the building are built of brick, and the North and West sides of fieldstone. It was built by Congressman Andrew Stewart (1791-1872). It served as a stop for 19th-century travelers on the National Road. It operated as a hotel until 1962.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Thomas M. Shenberger and Susan M. Zacher (July 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rush House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-23.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/29/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.