{"nrhp_refnum":"84003493","name":"New Thomson House","other_names":["Penn-Kane Hotel"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2 Greeves St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kane","county":"McKean County","state":"PA","lat":41.66055368800005,"lon":-78.80935392199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-05-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A six-story brick hotel at the intersection of U.S. Route 6 and PA Route 66 in Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania, erected in 1907.","why_significant":"The hotel is described as one of the most popular hotels in Pennsylvania and served traveling businessmen and resort visitors, contributing to Kane's economic and recreational growth. It is the most prominent and tallest building in Kane, and it is tied to the town's reputation as a healthful resort.","narrative":"Six-story brick hotel at the corner of Greeves and Fraley Streets in Kane, McKean County, built in 1907 by John Fleming, an Irish immigrant who had run the Fleming Hotel on Fraley Street since 1886. Its roughly 60,000 square feet include 147 rooms, a lobby with mosaic tile and an oak grand staircase, and an atrium lit by buff brick. The ground floor held a lobby, dining room, writing room, billiard room and several sample rooms where traveling salesmen displayed their wares. It drew businessmen, railroad passengers and summer resort guests, who came for Kane's high altitude, low pollen count and mineral springs. The dining room and guests were supplied with West Kane Mineral Water. Between 1907 and 1946 it was often called the Summer Hotel, and it was regarded as one of the most popular hotels in Pennsylvania. Its significance rests on its role in the community's economic and recreational growth and its status as the tallest building in Kane, with a wide view of the surrounding country. Fire destroyed the original roof in 1915, and it was rebuilt to original specifications.","period_of_significance":"1907-1965","architect_builder":"John Fleming","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"The basement houses a laundromat and a barber shop, the first floor is used as furniture showcase space, and the present owners are pursuing restoration.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.281502-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/84003493.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003493/4b9ecad1e3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003493/4b9ecad1e3-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Thomson_House_Jun_09.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Thomson_House_Jun_09.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996006","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Thomson_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7012099"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/mckean-county/new-thomson-house-84003493/"}