Wellsboro ยท Main Street (gaslit downtown)
Penn Wells Hotel
Built in 1869 on Main Street, rebuilt after a 1906 structural failure and revived in the 1920s by 60 local business leaders.
- Built
- 1869HHA: 'Built in 1869 and renovated in the 1920s.' A.P. Cone built the hotel after an earlier tavern on the site burned; after a 1906 structural failure and a 1925 closure, a community company rebuilt and reopened it.
- Type
- Grand hotel
- Area
- Main Street (gaslit downtown)
- Credentials
- Historic Hotels of America member; Inside a National Register historic district; Local landmark
The story
The hotel stands on the site of Wellsboro’s first tavern, the United States House (1816). After that building burned, Albert P. Cone built the Penn Wells Hotel, which passed through several owners and names. William Coles rebuilt it after a structural calamity in 1906, and when it closed in 1925, 60 local business leaders formed the Wellsboro Hotel Company to revive it, reopening with 55 rooms. HHA says Joan Crawford stayed in 1943 while visiting the Pine Creek Gorge.
Good to know
- Address: 62 Main St, Wellsboro, PA 16901
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.