The Coffee Pot (Bedford, Pennsylvania)
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.[2] It currently serves as a gift shop.[3]
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| Location | Bedford Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°1′24″N 78°31′0″W |
| Built | 1927 |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000097 |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 2005[1] |
See also
- The Coffee Pot (Roanoke, Virginia), 1936 roadhouse in the shape of a coffee pot
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- "Visiting the Giant Bedford Coffee Pot Along the Lincoln Highway". 8 April 2021.
- "The Coffee Pot Bedford, Pa". 28 June 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bedford 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.
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