{"nrhp_refnum":"83002285","name":"Fullerton Inn","other_names":["Jacktown Inn,Jacksonville Hotel,Fullerton-Sverdrup House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"11029 Old Trail Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Irwin","county":"Westmoreland County","state":"PA","lat":40.329774289000056,"lon":-79.72609333299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-06-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Transportation","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"The Fullerton Inn is a 2½ story stone tavern with a wood frame addition, located in Irwin, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, along the Great Road. The original fieldstone section was built in 1798 and a five bay wood frame addition followed in 1805.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the inn is significant for its role in travel and commerce along the Great Road between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, serving stagecoach travelers and the surrounding rural community. It is presented as a rare surviving example of the many inns that once lined the route, and it is said to have hosted local organizations and community gatherings.","narrative":"Built along the Great Road in Irwin, Westmoreland County, the Fullerton Inn began as a fieldstone tavern in 1798, erected by William Fullerton, who had moved to western Pennsylvania from Lancaster County. The two-and-a-half-story building has a stone section with a wood frame addition of five bays added in 1805, when the inn had become a regular stagecoach stop. Travelers found food, lodging and a large fireplace there, and nearby farmers sold produce and meat to the tavern. The inn became a community gathering place by the 1830s, and a local Odd Fellows lodge was reportedly formed there. Its significance lies in its association with travel and commerce on the Great Road, and it is regarded as a rare surviving example of the wayside inns that once served that route.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"William Fullerton (builder)","architectural_style":"Vernacular Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Maintained; the inserted brick siding is being removed to restore the original appearance.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.96455-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/83002285.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002285/7d14e64c5a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002285/7d14e64c5a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FULLERTON_INN,_WESTMORELAND_COUNTY,_PA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FULLERTON_INN,_WESTMORELAND_COUNTY,_PA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995944","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullerton_Inn","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5508294"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/westmoreland-county/fullerton-inn-83002285/"}