Compass Inn Explained

Compass Inn
Location:	Jct. of US 30 (Lincoln Hwy.) and California Ave., Ligonier Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40.2119°N -79.1992°W
Built:	1799, c. 1825
Added:	February 24, 1995
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	95000124

Compass Inn is a historic inn and tavern located in Laughlintown, Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It is a 2 1/2-storey, five bay log and stone building in a vernacular Georgian style. The original section was built in 1799, and it is three bays wide. The two bay stone section was added in the 1820s. A clapboarded frame section was added in 1862. It was restored in 1970, and operated as a local history museum. The property includes a rebuilt barn and blacksmith shop.^[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1995. Portions of the film The Pale Blue Eye were shot at the inn.

See also

• Contributing property
• Cultural landscape
• Historic preservation
• Keeper of the Register
• List of heritage registers
• Property type (National Register of Historic Places)
• United States National Register of Historic Places listings
• State Historic Preservation Office

External links

• Compass Inn Museum website

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. June 10, 2012. July 21, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H049304_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Compass Inn]. June 10, 2012. Walter C. Kidney and Frederick L. Richards. PDF. July 1994.