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Downer Tavern
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The tavern in July, 2014, from Rt. 40.
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Location	U.S. Route 40 in Chalk Hill, Wharton Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°50′38″N 79°37′3″W / 39.84389°N 79.61750°W / 39.84389; -79.61750
Area	less than one acre
Built	c. 1826
Architectural style	Federal
MPS	National Road in Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.	95001351
Added to NRHP	November 27, 1995

Downer Tavern, also known as the Jonathan Downer House, is a historic home that also served as an inn and tavern located in Chalk Hill, Wharton Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1826, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, 5-bay, brick building with a center hall floor plan with Federal style detailing. It has a two-story, kitchen ell. Also on the property is a 1+1⁄2-story stone spring house (now a residence) and a late-19th century frame wash house. It served as a stop for 19th-century travelers on the National Road.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

References

1. ^ "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 2012-01-25. Note: This includes Jerry A. Clouse (July 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downer Tavern" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-23.

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