Abel Colley Tavern Explained

Abel Colley Tavern
Location:U.S. Route 40, approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of Searights Crossroads, Menallen Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9594°N -79.8169°W
Built:c. 1835
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:November 27, 1995
Refnum:95001352

Abel Colley Tavern is a historic home that also served as an inn and tavern located at Menallen Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1835, and is a -story, 5-bay, brick dwelling with a -story rear kitchen ell. It sits on a sandstone foundation and is in the Greek Revival style. It was built as a stop for 19th-century travelers on the National Road.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-01-25. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H019279_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Abel Colley Tavern]. 2012-01-23. Adam Baacke. PDF. May 1996.