{"nrhp_refnum":"95001355","name":"Hopwood-Miller Tavern","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"US 40 (Main St.), South Union Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hopwood","county":"Fayette County","state":"PA","lat":39.87700071200004,"lon":-79.71276034899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-11-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-bay, two-and-a-half story stone tavern with a center hall plan and a one-and-a-half story stone kitchen ell, located in the village of Hopwood, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, on the south side of U.S. Route 40 along the National Road. It was built c. 1816.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant in the areas of commerce and architecture for its association with the early nineteenth-century commercial development of the National Road and as a surviving tavern whose form and floor plan remain identifiable. It is one of only three known surviving taverns from the approximately seven that operated in Hopwood during the road's early development. It also retains Federal-period interior woodwork.","narrative":"Built around 1816 as a residence and later used as an inn, this five-bay stone building in Hopwood faces U.S. Route 40 along the National Road. Its center hall plan, coursed ashlar front, and large interior stone gable-end chimneys mark it as a tavern. The eight-panel front door, reeded reveal, and open stair with turned newel post reflect the Federal period. Hopwood, then called Monroe, was a stopping point for travelers before nightfall, and the nomination notes that many wagons and animals stayed overnight, with seven licensed hotels at one time. The building ceased operating as a public house by the mid-1850s. It is one of three surviving taverns from the town's National Road era, and it retains more interior woodwork than most comparable taverns in the area. Later alterations include a bar in the west parlor and rear additions.","period_of_significance":"C. 1816- C. 1850","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Served as a private residence after the mid-1850s; a bar was inserted in the west parlor and additions were made to the rear and west side of the kitchen.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.259863-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/95001355.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95001355/58c1c621d6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95001355/58c1c621d6-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hopwood_Miller_Tavern_US_40.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hopwood_Miller_Tavern_US_40.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992908","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopwood-Miller_Tavern","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15225109"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/fayette-county/hopwood-miller-tavern-95001355/"}