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Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company Toll House

Coordinates: 39°54′47″N 77°48′50″W / 39.91306°N 77.81389°W / 39.91306; -77.81389
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Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company Toll House
Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company Toll House, April 2011
Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company Toll House is located in Pennsylvania
Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company Toll House
Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company Toll House is located in the United States
Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company Toll House
LocationWest of St. Thomas on U.S. Route 30, St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°54′47″N 77°48′50″W / 39.91306°N 77.81389°W / 39.91306; -77.81389
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Builtc. 1818
Built byChambersburg & Bedford Turnpike Co.
NRHP reference No.78002404[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 3, 1978

Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company Toll House is a historic toll house located at St. Thomas Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1818, and is a two-story, three-bay wide, limestone building. It was owned by the Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company until, when it was sold for $60.00.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-02-03. Note: This includes Paula Stoner Dickey (January 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company Toll House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-03.