Historic Summit Inn Resort Explained

Summit Hotel
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:101 Skyline Dr., Farmington, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.8517°N -79.6578°W
Built:1907
Architect:Keirn, J. Edward
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman, Mission/spanish Revival
Added:February 15, 2005
Refnum:05000062

The Historic Summit Inn Resort, also known as the Summit Hotel, is an historic hotel complex and national historic district which is located atop the Summit Mountain of Chestnut Ridge[1] 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.

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 stucco, 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.[2]

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History.
  2. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-01-31. 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|H079894_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Summit Hotel]. 2012-01-29. Clinton Piper. PDF. October 2004.