Stoystown in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Highway Enterprise
Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor
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 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.
Location. 40° 6.224′ N, 78° 57.284′ W. Marker is in Stoystown, Pennsylvania
By William Fischer, Jr., July 7, 2009
2. Former Hite Hotel and Highway Enterprise Marker
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. ¼ 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. (Submitted on February 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Hite House National Register Nomination. (Submitted on February 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. History of Stoystown, Pennsylvania. (Submitted on February 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
By Unknown, pre/1922
3. Hite House Postcard Photo on Highway Enterprise Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 497 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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