Just the Facts
Structure type: Two story inn with owner’s residence.
Structure Style/Description: Original Adam Style with keeping room and various additions, including stylistic mixture of eclectic revival design elements.
Location: 2175 National Pike East, Scenery Hill, Pa.
Date Designed/Built: Original inn and keeping room 1788. Connecting addition 1794, various other later revisions and additions.
Designer: Unknown.
Builder: Stephen Hill.
Owner: Original: Stephen Hill and Family 1788-1800’s, various others 1800’s-1945, Harrington Family 1945-1974, Megin Harrington, Innkeeper 1974-present.
If you are going: Hours 12-12:30 p.m. lunch, 5-8 p.m. dinner weekdays and Sunday, 5-9 p.m. Saturday. Phone 724-945-6600, www.centuryinn.com
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Special thanks to: Innkeeper Megin Harrington for her generous consent to permit me to have access to the Century Inn and to share her passion for the inn’s history and beauty.
Quotable Quote: According to Megin Harrington, “One of the most important commodities in today’s society is of course one’s time, and she feels quite honored that guests wish to spend their time at the inn and also feels it is important to make their stay at the inn an enjoyable experience.”