Petersburg Tollhouse

Petersburg Tollhouse
The Tollhouse (side view), taken from across the National Road in 1933
Petersburg Tollhouse is located in Pennsylvania
Petersburg Tollhouse
Location within Pennsylvania
Petersburg Tollhouse is located in the United States
Petersburg Tollhouse
Location within the United States
LocationOff U.S. 40, Addison, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°44′47″N 79°20′6″W / 39.74639°N 79.33500°W / 39.74639; -79.33500
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1835
NRHP reference No.79002346[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 1979

The Petersburg Tollhouse was the first tollhouse that travelers encountered while on the National Road heading west into Pennsylvania. The tollhouse is located in the village of Addison, Pennsylvania, United States. When it was constructed in 1835, Addison was then known as "Petersburg".[2]

The tollhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

History and notable features

The Old Route 40 now sits atop the National Pike at this tollhouse. The Petersburg tollhouse is one of three surviving tollhouses for the National Pike; the remaining ones are the LaVale tollhouse located between Cumberland and Frostburg, Maryland and the Searight's tollhouse located just west of Uniontown on Route 40.[3][4] Though the Historic American Building Survey states the Tollhouse was built circa 1812–1814,[5] the National Register of Historic Places nomination form states the Tollhouse was built circa 1835.[6]

The toll house is owned by Great Crossings Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, and is open to visitors by appointment.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania. Chicago: Waterman, Watkins & Co. 1884. pp. 572–573.
  3. ↑ "Ancestry.com page".
  4. ↑ Mr. Irving Hall and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Petersburg Tollhouse. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 9, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
  5. ↑ Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-5177, "Toll House, U.S. Route 40 (Cumberland Road), Addison, Somerset County, PA", 2 photos, supplemental material
  6. ↑ "NRHP Nomination Form - Petersburg Tollhouse 03/30/1979" (PDF). National Archives. March 30, 1979. p. 2. Retrieved August 15, 2026.
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