Eagle Tavern (New Hope, Pennsylvania)

Eagle Tavern
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Eagle Tavern. November 2012.
Location	South of New Hope, Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°17′30″N 74°56′23.3″W / 40.29167°N 74.939806°WCoordinates: 40°17′30″N 74°56′23.3″W / 40.29167°N 74.939806°W
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	c. 1800, 1854
Built by	Van Horn, Moses
NRHP Reference #	78002353[1]
Added to NRHP	April 20, 1978

Eagle Tavern is a historic inn and tavern located at Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The original section was built about 1800, and is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story, two-bay stone structure with a steeply pitched gable roof. In 1854, a larger section was added. It is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story, three-bay by three-bay, stone structure. It features eyebrow windows on the front and rear facades. During the 19th century, the building was used as a hotel, store, post office, and polling place. It was later converted to a single family residence.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

Gallery

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  General view from north.

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  Front door.

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  Southern side.

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  West outbuilding.

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-10-08. Note: This includes Michael J. O'Malley (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Eagle Tavern" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-08.