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Hite House

Coordinates: 40°6′13″N 78°57′17″W / 40.10361°N 78.95472°W / 40.10361; -78.95472
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Hite House
The house in October 2014
Hite House is located in Pennsylvania
Hite House
Hite House is located in the United States
Hite House
Location121 W. Main St., Stoystown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°6′13″N 78°57′17″W / 40.10361°N 78.95472°W / 40.10361; -78.95472
Arealess than one acre
Built1853, c. 1914, 1920
MPSLincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Historic Resources: Franklin to Westmoreland Counties MPS
NRHP reference No.98001428[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 23, 1998

Hite House is an historic hotel building which is located in Stoystown, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

Part of the Stoystown Historic District, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

History and architectural features

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A 3+12-story, L-shaped, wood-frame building with a brick veneer on a stone foundation, Hite House features a twelve-foot-deep, one-story porch across its front facade.

The original building was built in 1853 by John H. Hite, and was then extensively enlarged and remodeled sometime around 1914, and again in 1920.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998, it is included in the Stoystown Historic District.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-12-13. Note: This includes B. Raid (January 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hite House" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.