Wellsboro, PA (8/27/2019)

Tuesday, August 27, 2019 (continued)
After the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania, we drove to Wellsboro to check into the historic Penn Wells Hotel. Built in 1869, it was expanded and renovated in the 1920s. After that?

Penn Wells Hotel Room

Penn Wells Hotel Bathroom

Hotel hallway at the elevator

Hotel lobby with a gift (1946) from Corning Glass, an American flag
fashioned from Christmas bulbs, as Corning began to manufacture them
during World War II, as previously Christmas bulbs came from Germany

Breakfast buffet in a section of the dining room (8/28/2019)

In the early 20th century, the Penn Wells Hotel and the town of Wellsboro had the benefit of being the overnight stopping point on paved Route 6 between New York City and Chicago. I am not sure on what the economy is now based, but they have apparently kept out WalMart.

Dunham's Department Store (1905) has expanded into the
neighboring building, and is still owned by the Dunham family

A public piano? They just ask that you put down
the keyboard cover when not in use

General view of Main Street, with a line of gas lamps down the median

Tioga County Courthouse (1835)

Statue (2009, by Becky Ault) of Mary Wells Morris,
wife of Benjamin Morris; they came from
Philadelphia to be the first settlers in Wellsboro

Benjamin Morris was a land agent for the Pine Creek Land Company, and it is said he named the town after his wife.

Robinson House was originally a tavern (1813), later owned by
John L Robinson, the founder of the First National Bank of Wellsborough;
a replica of the bank sits to the right, as this is the home of the
Tioga County Historical Society

Former residence (1885) of County Judge Henry W Williams,
who was later appointed  to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

First Presbyterian Church (1894)

Green Free Library (1855, remodeled 1890-1898 as Chester Place,
the library relocates here in 1917) and Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center
(1969) is to the right rear

World War II Memorial (2002)

"Lincoln Door House" (the door was a gift in 1858 from Abraham Lincoln to
Dr and Mrs J H Shearer, as Mrs Lincoln and Mrs Shearer were friends
in Springfield, IL, from whence the door came)

Former West End Market (1902)

More Japanese knotweed along a small stream

Former residence of Leonard Harrison, who donated the
121 acres along Pine Creek to create the Leonard Harrison State Park

Jesse Robinson Manor (1887, in Queen Anne style)

Gas lamps at "The Green"

The main square of Wellsboro, "The Green"

Civil War Soldiers Monument (1886)

Veterans of All Wars Monument (1982) (KSS)

Bust (1886) of John Magee who was instrumental
in the industrial development of Tioga County

In the center of "The Green" is the Wynken, Blynken and Nod Fountain
(1938, in honor of Elizabeth Cameron Bailey
with her favorite nursery rhyme)

St Paul's Episcopal Church (1897)

Former office of the Bingham Estate Land Company
(1846, moved from the church site in 1897)

Former law office of Mortimer F Elliot, who served as
congressman-at-large in the 48th Congress (1883-1885)

A tree older than Wellsboro towers over the former residence (1860)
of the Tioga County Sheriff

Another public piano

Nearly every business had this same "Open" flag

Wellsboro Diner (1939, and in continuous operation)

Shattuck House (1909)

Sherwood House (c 1886) was built by the son of Henry Sherwood
who was a lawyer and served in the 42nd Congress (1871-1873)

We had dinner at the Wellsboro House (1862), now a
microbrewery and restaurant

United Methodist Church (1905)

Arcadia Theater (1931, in Art Deco style)

And back to the Penn Wells Hotel