Stoystown in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Highway Enterprise
Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 7, 2009
1. Highway Enterprise Marker
Built in 1853 by John H. Hite, this building has served as the principle (sic) hotel for thousands of stagecoach, railroad, and later automobile travelers between Bedford and Greensburg. In the 1870s it was enlarged from two to three stories, and in 1922 it was bricked. Over the years it contained a restaurant, bar, pool hall, barber shop, ice cream parlor, and a famous dance hall known as the Blue Room. In spite of being moved three times, it became the economic focal point for the Stoystown area during the 1930s. In 1999 it was placed on the National Register and underwent a complete renovation and conversion into senior citizen apartments.
Erected by Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Man-Made Features • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Lincoln Highway series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.
Location. 40° 6.224′ N, 78° 57.284′ W. Marker is in Stoystown, Pennsylvania
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 7, 2009
2. Former Hite Hotel and Highway Enterprise Marker
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Quemahoning Township Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Forbes Road (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Forbes Road (approx. 1.1 miles away); September 11, 2001 (approx. 3.9 miles away); Hooversville Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away); Flight 93 National Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); Tower of Voices (approx. 4.1 miles away); A Field of Honor (approx. 4.1 miles away).
Also see . . .
1. Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor. Website homepage (Submitted on February 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Hite House. National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on February 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Stoystown Historic District. Living Places website entry (Submitted on February 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By Unknown, pre/1922
3. Hite House Postcard Photo on Highway Enterprise Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 532 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
