New Colonial Hotel Explained

New Colonial Hotel
Location:319 Main St., Meyersdale, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.8169°N -79.025°W
Built:1903, 1948
Architect:Meyersdale Planing Mill
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:May 10, 2005
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:05000411

The New Colonial Hotel, also known as the Stagecoach Inn and Sechler Sport Distributing, was an historic, American hotel located in Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

History and architectural features

Built in 1904, this historic structure is a four-story brick building that sits on a sandstone foundation. It measures sixty-four feet wide by seventy feet deep, has a U-shaped plan, and was designed in the Colonial Revival style. The architect is believed to be Charles E. Cassell. It features a broad front porch, balcony, and dropped cornice between the third and fourth floors, and was home to the Pennsylvania Maple Festival starting in 1948.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It was demolished in September 2020.[2] [3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H128749_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: New Colonial Hotel]. 2011-12-08. Adam Thomas. PDF. November 2004.
  2. https://www.dailyamerican.com/story/news/local/2020/09/18/new-colonial-demo-starts-in-meyersdale/115772396/
  3. https://www.dailyamerican.com/story/news/local/2021/03/10/colonial-hotel-lot-sold/115848696/