National Register of Historic Places

Coffee Pot, The

Bedford Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Listed
February 24, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05000097

About this property

The Coffee Pot in Bedford, Pennsylvania is an example of novelty architecture. The lunch stand was built in the shape of a coffee pot by David Koontz in 1927. It was threatened with demolition in the 1990s, but in 2004 was moved across the street and restored. It currently serves as a gift shop. The Coffee Pot (Roanoke, Virginia), 1936 roadhouse in the shape of a coffee pot Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-601, "Bedford Coffee Pot, Bedford, Bedford County, PA", 4 photos, 1 photo caption page An eating place near the Greyhound bus stop by Esther Bubley, Sept. 1943 for U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information.

Location

Bedford Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
40.02336, -78.51654

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Coffee Pot, The listed on the National Register?

Coffee Pot, The was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Coffee Pot, The?

Coffee Pot, The is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Coffee Pot, The is recorded as the industrial era.

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