AREA HISTORY:  Hanover Hotels, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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HOTELS – Page 591

The Farmer’s Inn was one of the old-time houses of public entertainment on 
Baltimore Street.  It was an important stopping place for drovers and teamsters, 
who followed the business of hauling produce and grain to Baltimore, and returned 
with goods and merchandise on the way to their homes in northern counties.  Teams 
to and from Pittsburgh frequently stopped here.  J. Lamotte opened this hotel 
about 1800, and was followed by George Emmert, and he by Peter Shultz for many 
years.  William Albright succeeded in 1843; his son, D. Q. Albright, in 1847, and 
Jeremiah Diehl in 1852.  Three years later the hotel closed.

The Diller House was built by Major Cyrus Diller, in 1870, at a cost of $14,000.  
It is a large, five-story building heated by steam, and possesses all the needs 
of a first-class hotel.  A. F. Barker is proprietor.

The Central Hotel, on Fountain Square, has long been a prominent stopping place 
for travelers; Arnold Kleff, proprietor.  On the same site, for half a century, 
stood the tavern known as the “Stage Office.”  It was the stopping place for 
stages going east and west, and north and south.  Jacob Eichelberger was then the 
owner.  Davis Garber is the present owner.  

The Franklin House, on York Street, long kept by Mr. Ruth, now by Frank McKinney, 
and the Drover’s Hotel, on Carlisle Street, have long been prominent stopping 
places for farmers.  Heidelberg House is located on Abbottstown Street.