{"nrhp_refnum":"72001136","name":"Johnston's Tavern","other_names":["New Lodge Inn"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6 mi. S of Mercer on U.S. 19","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mercer","county":"Mercer County","state":"PA","lat":41.14967563050007,"lon":-80.222643278925,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-03-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Johnston's Tavern is a two-story, five-bay fieldstone inn in Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, completed in 1831. It was built by Arthur Johnston along the Pittsburgh-Erie Turnpike.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the tavern is an excellent example of the Greek Revival style in Western Pennsylvania, a style it describes as rapidly disappearing in the region. It also states that the inn was one of the few taverns offering food, refreshment and lodging along the turnpike. The inn served a stage stop and a local post office, and it was restored with private funds and later conveyed to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.","narrative":"Built in 1831 by Arthur Johnston, this two-story, five-bay fieldstone inn stands in Mercer, Mercer County, along the Pittsburgh-Erie Turnpike. Its four first-floor rooms and four second-floor bedchambers have changed little since completion. The chimneys split near the roofline to form two flues each, and the entrance has a finished fieldstone arch with a sunburst transom. A ten-panel door and Greek Revival molding trim the doorway and all the windows. Johnston named it the New Lodge Inn, and it served as a main stage stop. Its post office, established in December 1836 with the innkeeper as postmaster, operated until 1845. The tavern is valued as an example of Greek Revival architecture in Western Pennsylvania, and as one of the few turnpike taverns offering food, refreshment and lodging. Restoration was funded by a gift from Mr. and Mrs. George M. Henderson and the Cassandra Mellon Henderson Foundation, and the property was later conveyed to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.","period_of_significance":"1831","architect_builder":"Arthur Johnston (builder)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Restored to its original six-over-six sashes; now held by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.597966-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/72001136.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001136/38f79b592d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001136/38f79b592d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johnston%27s_Tavern_near_Mercer.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johnston%27s_Tavern_near_Mercer.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998063","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnston%27s_Tavern","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6268589"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/mercer-county/johnstons-tavern-72001136/"}