Commercial Hotel, also known as the General Pershing Hotel, was a historic hotel and theater complex located in DuBois, Pennsylvania, United States. The four story brick structure opened as a two-story hotel with 58 rooms in 1889. It was enlarged to four stories and 100 rooms with an expansion in 1901. The 700 seat Harris-DuBois Theater, later the DuBois Playhouse, opened in 1937.[2] The building has been demolished.
Commercial Hotel | |
 Commercial Hotel, 1910 | |
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| Location | Long and Brady Aves., DuBois, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°07′07″N 78°45′43″W / 41.11861°N 78.76194°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1889 |
| Architect | Howard, Russell C.; Et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003507[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 13, 1985 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1985.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Retrieved 2010-08-31.[permanent dead link] Note: This includes David L. Taylor (June 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Commercial Hotel" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-08-31. See also: "Accompanying photo".
