Compass Inn
Compass Inn | |
Compass Inn, August 2011 | |
| Location | Jct. of US 30 (Lincoln Hwy.) and California Ave., Ligonier Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°12′43″N 79°11′57″W / 40.21194°N 79.19917°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1799, c. 1825 |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000124[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 1995 |
Compass Inn is a historic inn, tavern, and stagecoach stop located in Laughlintown, Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It is a 2 1/2-storey, five bay log and stone building in a vernacular Georgian style. The original section was built in 1799, and it is three bays wide. The two bay stone section was added in the 1820s. A clapboarded frame section was added in 1862. It was restored in 1970, and operated as a local history museum. The property includes a rebuilt barn and blacksmith shop.[2]
Compass Inn was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1995.[1] It is notable for representing the history of highway inns, travel, and commerce in southwestern Pennsylvania from 1799 to 1862.[2]
Portions of the film The Pale Blue Eye were shot at Compass Inn in 2021.[3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Walter C. Kidney and Frederick L. Richards (July 1994). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Compass Inn. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 12, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
- ^ Himler, Jeff (December 16, 2021). "Ligonier area provides props as 'The Pale Blue Eye' film crew arrives at Compass Inn". TribLIVE.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2026.