New Bloomfield in Perry County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Rhinesmith Building

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 23, 2024

1. The Rhinesmith Building Marker

Inscription.
The Perry House Tavern erected 1826. First classes of New Bloomfield Academy held in a room above the bar. The Rhinesmith family operated the hotel 1895 - 1945.

Later owners offered space for apartments, first Perry County State Police office, a telephone exchange, meat market, law offices and a dress factory.

Acquired by the county 1973, remodeled and in 1986 became county offices.

Plaque generously donated by
James and Susan Swenson
Perry County Bicentennial 2020

Erected 2020 by James and Susan Swenson.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Education • Industry & Commerce • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1826.

Location. 40° 25.19′ N, 77° 11.249′ W. Marker is in New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, in Perry County. It is on West Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 274) just west of North Carlisle Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4 West Main Street, New Bloomfield PA 17068, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central

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Pennsylvania, in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Original site of Bloomfield Academy (here, next to this marker); The Academies on the Hill (here, next to this marker); Perry County Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Civil War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Stoops' Barber Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); New Bloomfield World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); New Bloomfield (within shouting distance of this marker); Perry County (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Bloomfield.

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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 23, 2024

2. The Rhinesmith Building

Credits. This page was last revised on February 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 733 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 27, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.