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Perkiomen Bridge Hotel, also known as Lane's Hotel, is a historic hotel complex located adjacent to the
Perkiomen Bridge The Perkiomen Bridge, originally built 1798-99 and widened in 1928, is one of the oldest stone arch bridges in the United States still in use. It crosses Perkiomen Creek near Collegeville, Pennsylvania. The bridge's six semi-circular arches cove ...
at Collegeville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The original building was built about 1706 (some sources say 1689), with later expansions in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. It consists of a c. 1800, three-story, six bay gable roofed
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building with two-story porches and a low, gable roofed wing that is likely the oldest portion. Attached to this is a low, one-story kitchen wing and enclosed porch dated to about 1930. ''Note:'' This includes The building was auctioned in 2010. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.


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Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Hotel buildings completed in 1706 Hotel buildings completed in 1800 Buildings and structures in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 1706 establishments in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania {{MontgomeryCountyPA-NRHP-stub