Springfield Township in Clark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Pennsylvania House / The National Road
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 28, 2008
1. Pennsylvania House Marker (side A)
Inscription.
Pennsylvania House, also, The National Road. .
Pennsylvania House. David Snively built the Federal-style Pennsylvania House in 1839 along the newly constructed National Road. This tavern and inn was an important stopover for livestock drovers and pioneers traveling by foot, on horseback, or in Conestoga wagons during the westward expansion of the United States in the nineteenth century. Dr. Isaac K. Funk, of Funk and Wagnalls fame, lived in the house in the 1840s while his father served as its tavern keeper. Closed as an inn after the Civil War, it then served as a doctor's clinic, boarding house, and secondhand shop before falling into total disrepair. The Lagonda Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution saved it from demolition and has owned and operated it as a museum since 1941. The Pennsylvania House was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.,
The National Road. Authorized by Congress in 1806, the National Road was the nation's first federally funded interstate highway. National leaders desired an all-weather road across the Allegheny Mountains in order to develop closer political and economic ties between the east and west. Considered to be a significant engineering feat, the Road opened Ohio and much of the Old Northwest Territory to settlement, provided access for Ohio goods to reach eastern markets, and enabled Ohio citizens to play important roles in the affairs of the new nation. The National Road was renowned for the number of quality inns and taverns during the heyday of the stagecoach. The Road declined after 1850 as railroads became the preferred method of travel. The automobile, however, brought new life to the Road. Reborn as U.S. 40, it became a busy twenty-four-hour-a-day artery, with truck stops, motor courts, and diners until superseded by the interstate highways in the 1960s.
Pennsylvania House
David Snively built the Federal-style Pennsylvania House in 1839 along the newly constructed National Road. This tavern and inn was an important stopover for livestock drovers and pioneers traveling by foot, on horseback, or in Conestoga wagons during the westward expansion of the United States in the nineteenth century. Dr. Isaac K. Funk, of Funk & Wagnalls fame, lived in the house in the 1840s while his father served as its tavern keeper. Closed as an inn after the Civil War, it then served as a doctor's clinic, boarding house, and secondhand shop before falling into total disrepair. The Lagonda Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution saved it from demolition and has owned and operated it as a museum since 1941. The Pennsylvania House was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
The National Road
Authorized by Congress in 1806, the National Road was the nation's first federally funded interstate highway. National leaders desired an all-weather road across the Allegheny Mountains in order to develop closer political and economic ties between the east and west. Considered to be a significant engineering feat, the Road opened Ohio and much of the Old Northwest Territory to settlement, provided access for Ohio goods to reach eastern
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markets, and enabled Ohio citizens to play important roles in the affairs of the new nation. The National Road was renowned for the number of quality inns and taverns during the heyday of the stagecoach. The Road declined after 1850 as railroads became the preferred method of travel. The automobile, however, brought new life to the Road. Reborn as U.S. 40, it became a busy twenty-four-hour-a-day artery, with truck stops, motor courts, and diners until superseded by the interstate highways in the 1960s.
Erected 2006 by the Lagonda Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 4-12.)
Location. 39° 55.543′ N, 83° 49.963′ W. Marker is near Springfield, Ohio, in Clark County. It is in Springfield Township. Marker is on West Main Street (U.S. 40), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1315 W Main St, Springfield OH 45504, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 28, 2008
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 28, 2008
3. Pennsylvania House / The National Road Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 28, 2008
4. National Road Mileage Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 28, 2008
5. Pennsylvania House Sign
The Pennsylvania House is now a Historic National Road Museum.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 28, 2008
6. Time Capsule Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,543 times since then and 43 times this year. Last updated on February 26, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 3, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
