the pennsylvania house

RandyO543

This is a quiet gem that needs to be seen. This was the gateway to the west in the early 1800's The house is 1800's inn and of good size. There is a lot of furniture and other items to be seen. Our historical society given private tour and the tour guides were very knowledgeable. If you are in Ohio I would schedule a trip there. Their phone number is (937) 322-7668.

alliancemark

My wife and I arrived on a Sunday, 10 minutes before the house closed for the day. We are from out of town so we could not come back another time. The Daughter of the American Revolution staff member and 2 other outstanding volunteers agreed to stay over and give us the tour. It took an hour and we are very grateful to all 3 volunteers for taking time out of their personal schedules to stay over just for us. The house itself is well worth the time to go through. It is filled with period antiques, paintings, etc. It also houses one of the largest button collections in the US, donated by a lifelong collector that was a Daughter of the American Revolution (collection runs from 1800's through 1940's). This is one of the finest early 1800's houses (build around 1839) we have ever been in. I highly recommend that everyone take time to visit this wonderful site, and also donate to help the volunteers preserve it for future generations.

460viviant

I have been to the Pennsylvania House on numerous occasions. One of my favorite times to visit this house is at Christmas time. The house is beautifully decorated for the period and has many, many lovely poinsettias throughout. Music is playing and they serve gingerbread and hot cider. You even get to see the THIRD floor of the house. When have you ever been allowed to see the third floor of any historical house?

DebraH532

Educational experience for the whole family .. Great history and great place for pictures . Almost as good as air force museum .

lottiee2013

We went round and round the block at this address. There is a full city block w/ trees and landscaping, but sadly the house has been torn down.

MrsN1704

We didn't go to Springfield to see this and almost skipped it, glad we didn't. It is currently only $5 per person for a tour (there is a donation jar at the end if you would like to give more) and you definitely get your money's worth. We had a young girl take us through our tour (the younger sister of another volunteer) and she was very detailed. She showed us a lot of interesting objects in each room that I believe a lot of people may have skipped over. She also covered a lot of the history of the house and although we couldn't come up with a lot of questions because she was so thorough, when we did, she knew the answers. There is an incredibly large button collection stored in the house. This may sound boring and would have to us as well, but you really need to see this, it is amazing. At the end walking out, we couldn't stop talking about how impressed we were with this attraction.

pasbuffalo

We visited this site only because we had some extra time to kill, and we were very pleasantly surprised. The house has much history, dating back to 1839. It has undergone a few restorations and is currently owned and operated by the Daughters of the American Revolution. It includes recreations of many of the rooms in the original inn, although not many original items remain. They have many, unique period items and collections. We could have spent much more time here than we did. We were led through the building and its collections by two very knowledgeable volunteers. We highly recommend this place!!!

wikiones

Dont' let one grumpy person spoil your chance to visit this unique old Inn, one of the few of this timeperiod with integrity of the times....some of original owners portraits, many period pieces, and docents whowill take you through the Inn and give insightful talks....Grumpy did arrive an hour early that day for his/her visit....and almost always the Inn is open forvisits at scheduled times...Personally living in Springfield I have NEVER heard of this happening before (where they did not openfor a tour) . Am skeptical.So you could always call ahead to make sure they are open.You won't be disapponted.

XXLjim

Nice little tour and explanation of the history of the PA. House. Our home is of the same vintage and they had very similar built in cabinet doors which supported the age of our home.

OH2CA

A wonderful collection of historical items - be sure to read the timeline to get a good sense of the history of the area and the times represented. Docents are very friendly & knowledgeable.

JoePilot

Worth a little trouble to find. Wonderful slices of Amercan History from the great migration westward as seen from "The Inn at the End of the Pike" (The National Road). Recently updated with historical architect and archeology and very impressive restoration. Lots of artifacts from The Whitehouse to local settlers. Washington's valet's hat, artwork, giant petipoint tapestry, period Dr's office to name a few. Guides are all volunteers with great stories on the history of the stagecoach stop and how phrases we use everyday came about from this time. Didn't think I would be fascinated by a button collection; but this is worth the stop alone to see this exhibit that covers early history of buttons from all over the world. Would definitely recommend this to friends. $5.00 Adults. Gracious with your time and receptive to questions.

cathyv114

I think this is the place I sat on the porch for 1 hour waiting for them to open. Big old red brick inn, beautiful on the outside.I made special plans to be here at the hour posted for opening. Finally a lady comes out and said the docent was in training and there would be no one to show people through so they would not be opening that day. Nice!