- Source: Petersburg Tollhouse
The Petersburg Tollhouse, which is now located in the hamlet of Addison, Pennsylvania, United States, was the first tollhouse that travelers encountered while on the National Road heading west into Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
History and notable features
The Old Route 40 now sits atop the National Pike at this tollhouse. The Petersburg tollhouse is one of three surviving tollhouses for the National Pike; the remaining ones are the LaVale tollhouse located between Cumberland and Frostburg, Maryland and the Searight's tollhouse located just west of Uniontown on Route 40.
The toll house is owned by Great Crossings Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, and is open to visitors by appointment.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
References
External links
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-5177, "Toll House, U.S. Route 40 (Cumberland Road), Addison, Somerset County, PA", 2 photos, supplemental material
Petersburg Toll House - Great Crossings Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Petersburg Tollhouse
- Addison, Pennsylvania
- National Road
- U.S. Route 40 in Pennsylvania
- Toll house (disambiguation)
- Searights Tollhouse, National Road
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
- Turnpike trust
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