{"nrhp_refnum":"77001167","name":"Eagle Hotel","other_names":["Stone House","Stone Hotel","Thomas King's Stone Hotel"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"32 High St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waterford","county":"Erie County","state":"PA","lat":41.94022873100005,"lon":-79.98322301499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-10-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"The Eagle Hotel is an L-shaped two and one-half story fieldstone hotel in Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania. The form states it was built in 1826 by Thomas King.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the hotel is a good example of a large public house serving expanding western Pennsylvania and Waterford, with architectural character exceeding typical hotels of the area. It also states the building is significant in commerce, linked to the region's developing transportation system and the salt industry terminal at Waterford. The form notes it is reputed to have been visited by LaFayette and to have served as a station on the underground railway.","narrative":"Built in 1826 by Thomas King, the Eagle Hotel is a two and one-half story hotel of cut grey fieldstone in Waterford, laid in approximate courses with white decorative stone accents, flat arches with keystones, and stone quoins. Its L-shaped plan includes a central hall, a parlor, a library, and a tap room, with a rear wing containing a pantry and kitchen. A date stone on the right corbelled end records the year of construction. The building is regarded as a large public house that exceeds the typical hotel of its region in elegance, with its decorative stone, corbel ends, and fancy entrance. It was built to serve travelers during a period of rapid growth in northwestern Pennsylvania, when plank roads, turnpikes, canals, and railroads were developing near Waterford. The hotel also served as a meeting place for local residents. Its significance also rests on reported associations with the Marquis de Lafayette and with the underground railway. Much of its exterior is regarded as relatively unchanged.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Thomas King (builder)","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"The form states the hotel is being offered for sale and may be in danger of destruction if a suitable buyer is not found.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.13009-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/77001167.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001167/7c945f26a9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001167/7c945f26a9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eagle_Hotel,_Waterford,_Pennsylvania.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eagle_Hotel,_Waterford,_Pennsylvania.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"90000419","name":"Waterford Bourough Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/waterford-bourough-historic-district-90000419/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998560","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Hotel_(Waterford,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5325122"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/erie-county/eagle-hotel-77001167/"}