Logan House Hotel

The Logan House Hotel was a historic hotel located in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The hotel was in operation from the 1850s to the 1920s, when it was demolished.

Lobby of the Logan House Hotel

History

The Logan House Hotel was built between 1852-53 by Thomas Burchinell, a carpenter who worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad.[1][2] The three-story, 106 room hotel was located close to Altoona's train station, which sat on an important rail line between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh.[2][3] The hotel is recorded as having heated water and gas lighting.[1] The hotel was named after Chief Logan, a local Native American chief whom had lived in the area in the 18th-century.[3]

In 1862 the hotel was the site of the War Governors' Conference, during which gathering several high-profile governors of United States states affirmed their support for the Union during the-then ongoing American Civil War.[3][1]

The Logan House Hotel was closed in 1927, and in 1931 the property was sold to the United States Government,[3] which built a post office on the site of the former hotel.[1]

References
  1. "Logan House". Read the Plaque. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  2. "Logan House, Altoona". NYPL Digital Collections. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  3. explorepahistory.com http://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-1CF. Retrieved 2019-02-16. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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