{"nrhp_refnum":"96000083","name":"Red Run Lodge","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Buchanan Trail E. (PA 16), Washington Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rouzerville","county":"Franklin County","state":"PA","lat":39.73711560550004,"lon":-77.51714797587891,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-02-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Entertainment/Recreation","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A roadside motor court complex in Washington Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, three miles east of Waynesboro on Route 16, comprising a log-style lodge with restaurant, 14 log cabins, a bath house, a fruit stand, and two stone walls. It was built beginning in 1939 by the Smith family.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the complex is a significant regional example of 1930s roadside motels built in response to automobile tourism and the Sunshine Trail highway. Its log cabin style is presented as familiar and appealing to travellers, and the nomination regards it as a rare surviving pre-World War II motel in Franklin County, unaltered and intact.","narrative":"Red Run is a roadside motor court on Route 16 three miles east of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, built in 1939 by the Smith family, who had farmed the land since 1917. The complex includes a lodge with a restaurant, fourteen log cabins arranged in a line against the toe of South Mountain, a bath house, a fruit stand, and two stone walls. Chestnut logs cut from neighboring woods after the chestnut blight form the walls, and the lodge has a stone fireplace and a rear section of 1 1/2 stories. The complex was built beside the new Sunshine Trail, a federally funded highway completed in 1937 that bypassed a winding mountain road. Its rustic log style was familiar to motorists and was promoted in the 1941 American Automobile Association directory. The business operated until 1965, and the lodge and cabins have stood vacant since, while the fruit stand continues seasonal sales. The nomination considers it a rare survivor of its type in the county.","period_of_significance":"1939-1945","architect_builder":"Smith, Henry O.; Smith, H. Franklin","architectural_style":"Log cabin style (20th century rustic log cabin style)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Lodge and cabins have been vacant since 1965 and deteriorated; the fruit stand remains in seasonal use.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.091478-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/96000083.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998026","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Run_Lodge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7304977"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/franklin-county/red-run-lodge-96000083/"}