Bedford Springs Hotel Historical District
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deano1943
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The Bedford Springs Hotel Historic District is located along US 220 South, in Bedford Township, Bedford County.
Waymark Code: WM1000
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2006
Views: 37
The Bedford Springs Hotel Historic District consists of the Bedford Springs Hotel, a mineral springs resort built and established in 1806, and associated buildings, structures and recreational facilities sited on 300 acres.
Additional structures/buildings were built between the years of 1824 through 1925.
The original attraction of the Bedford Springs Hotel was of course the mineral springs.
Bedford Springs was an important political gathering place during this era. Five US Presidents, William Henry Harrison (1841), John Tyler (1841-1845), James K. Polk (1845-1849), Zachary Taylor (1849-1850), and James Buchanan (1857-1861), vacationed at this resort.
This resort has been closed/vacant for many years, but is being restored, and to be opened as a resort again in the summer of 2007.
District #: 84001413
Street address:
US 220 South
Bedford, Pa. USA
15522
County / Borough / Parish: Bedford Township, Bedford County
Year listed: 1984
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person
Periods of significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Historic function: Domestic, Health Care, Recreation and Culture
Current function: Being restored as a future resort
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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