Malden Inn
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The Malden Inn (also known as The Kreppsville Inn or the John Krepps Tavern) is an historic building that is located in the unincorporated bedroom community of Malden, Pennsylvania, United States. It sits at the junction of South Malden Road and Old U.S. Route 40 (US 40). It was designated as a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. The inn's Malden location in the present-day borough of Centerville, Pennsylvania), on the western part of the Amerindian trail known as Nemacolin's Path, had been part of an early wagon road that linked the river ford between Brownsville–West Brownsville with the former frontier towns of Washington, Pennsylvania, and Wheeling, West Virginia, where the Emigrant Trail then allowed an easy crossing the Ohio River. The inn had a good commercial site on the old National Pike (US 40) about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the long climb from West Brownsville and Denbo Heights. Located at the former junction of Malden Road, connecting northwards to Coal Center and California, it was situated about halfway to Centerville from the Brownsville ford and the ferry terminus below Blainsburg. This inn was designated as a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. James D. Van Trump (1972). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Malden Inn. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 11, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.) Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-417, "John Krepps Tavern (Malden Inn), U.S. 40, Old National Trail, 2.5 miles west of Brownsville, West Brownsville, Washington County, PA", 7 photos, 4 data pages, supplemental material
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When was Malden Inn listed on the National Register?
Malden Inn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 24, 1974.
What type of historic resource is Malden Inn?
Malden Inn is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for Malden Inn is recorded as the industrial era.
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