{"nrhp_refnum":"85000037","name":"Perikomen Bridge Hotel","other_names":["Lane's Hotel"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Main St. and Rt. 29","address_restricted":false,"city":"Collegeville","county":"Montgomery County","state":"PA","lat":40.184767959000055,"lon":-75.44940026499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-01-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic inn and hotel at the crossing of the Perkiomen Creek in Collegeville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, built in several phases from the early eighteenth century onward. It sits beside the stone bridge that replaced an earlier ford.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the inn is significant for its long association with the ford and bridge crossing and the evolution of regional transportation, from colonial roads through turnpikes, railroad excursions and automobile travel. Its building fabric, including an early wing and cut brownstone masonry, is presented as a record of changing construction and taste. Documentary sources, including references from local historians, are cited to support its role as a regional landmark.","narrative":"Along the Perkiomen Creek in Collegeville, the inn has provided food and lodging at this ford for nearly three centuries. Its present form is the result of successive phases. The oldest wing at the north end has hand-hewn timbers, a massive fireplace and a bake oven, and is thought to date to the early eighteenth century. The main three-story block to the south, built of cut brownstone, is dated to about the time of the stone bridge completed in 1798. The inn was built by Edward Lane, holder of the original land grant from William Penn. Its orientation toward the two roads that converged at the crossing, rather than the customary south, is cited as an early example of highway-oriented design. Nineteenth-century additions, porches and 1930s alterations reflect the shift from stagecoach and railroad travel to automobile trade. The building is regarded as a significant record of regional transportation and building practice.","period_of_significance":"1706-1939","architect_builder":"Edward Lane (builder of original inn)","architectural_style":"Federal/Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Altered; a later addition and interior modifications are described, and the document notes later plywood paneling that is reversible.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.96296-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/85000037.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000037/7feb283b0c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000037/7feb283b0c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Perkiomen_Bridge_Hotel.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</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:Perkiomen_Bridge_Hotel.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995097","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perkiomen_Bridge_Hotel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7169081"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/montgomery-county/perikomen-bridge-hotel-85000037/"}