{"nrhp_refnum":"05000757","name":"Skinner Tavern","other_names":["Skinner's Inn","Halfway Hotel","Western Inn","Geyer Hotel"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"13361 Upper Strasburg Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Letterkenny Township","county":"Franklin County","state":"PA","lat":40.06888564600007,"lon":-77.76430957399998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-07-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half-story tavern and inn in Horse Valley, Letterkenny Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, built of rough-cut stone from about 1788 with a mid-19th-century brick addition on its north side. It sits about 40 feet west of the Three Mountain Road.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant for its association with commerce along the Three Mountain Road, a major drovers' route, where it operated as a tavern, inn, general store and post office. Its stone section is described as one of the earliest stone buildings in Franklin County, and it is presented as a good example of a late 18th-century Georgian stone tavern with a mid-19th-century brick addition.","narrative":"Built in stone from about 1788 in Horse Valley, Letterkenny Township, the Skinner Tavern stands beside the Three Mountain Road, a route heavily used by drovers moving livestock to Philadelphia. A brick addition was built onto its north side between 1837 and 1850, reflecting the growth in travel along the road. Over its working life the building served as a tavern, an inn, a general store and a post office, the Stenger Post Office operating there from 1888 to 1909. The stone section is described as one of the earliest stone buildings in Franklin County, and it retains original woodwork, chair rails, beaded board ceilings and some early fireplaces. The nomination compares it with other 18th-century stone taverns in the region, noting that its compact plan and mixed commercial functions set it apart. It ceased operating as a business in 1909 and afterward served as a private residence.","period_of_significance":"1788-1909","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial/Georgian; Mid 19th Century","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Ceased use as a business in 1909 and was then used as a private residence.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:10:27.486173-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/05000757.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000757/0e0ea0cefd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000757/0e0ea0cefd-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skinner_Tavern_FrankCo_3.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skinner_Tavern_FrankCo_3.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996234","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinner_Tavern","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7535522"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/franklin-county/skinner-tavern-05000757/"}