Shohola Glen Hotel
Also known as: Rohman's Inn; S-S9
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Approximate location: the National Park Service places this pin arbitrarily within the property, not at a surveyed point (stated accuracy ±12 m).
Why it's listed
Built in 1875 on a village street in Shohola, the Shohola Glen Hotel is a large, wood frame, two-and-one-half story building with a cross-gabled roof and a full-length porch along its front. It was built after a fire destroyed an earlier hotel on the site in 1873. Its prosperity rested on the Erie Railroad, whose one-dollar excursion tickets brought over 100,000 visitors a year from the New York area to the nearby Shohola Glen. The hotel remains one of the few railroad-era tourism hotels still operating in the Upper Delaware valley, and it is regarded as the largest and most intact of those that survive. Its basement saloon retains pressed metal ceilings and an elaborate 50-foot bar. Guest rooms on the second floor keep their early twentieth-century character. The hotel was listed for its importance to local commerce and tourism history.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the hotel is significant under Criterion A for commerce because of its role in Upper Delaware tourism tied to the Erie Railroad. It is described as one of the few railroad-era tourism hotels still operating in the river valley, and it retains a high level of architectural integrity.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 97000288, listed March 28, 1997. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 100 Rohman Rd., Shohola Township, Shohola |
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| County | Pike County |
| Listed | March 28, 1997 |
| Reference number | 97000288 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1875-1945 |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival, Greek Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Commerce |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | In operation as a hotel and restaurant, with a saloon, bowling alley and dining rooms; the document describes the building as retaining its original function. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 41.47473, -74.91482 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 97000288.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7500130
- This listing as JSON
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