Perkiomen Bridge Hotel, Main Street and R.29, Collegeville, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, the nation's official record of buildings, structures, sites, districts, and objects deemed worthy of preservation by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Its listing accurately indicates much of its significance in its name. The original inn dating from as early as 1706 marked the ford of the Perkiomen Creek on the Main Philadelphia to Reading Road. It was constructed by Edward Lane, holder of the original land grant from William Penn and founder of the neighboring town.
The building, by its growth, marks the evolution of the transportation systems of the region, expanding with the construction of the permanent cut brownstone bridge (1798) and the completion of the Perkiomen and Reading Turnpike (1815).
The railroad with its excursion trips made the region a resort area in the 1870's which is reflected in the addition of the hotel's porches. Later it was adapted to the automobile tourist.
It is an example of its building type which shows forms and motifs from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The announcement was made by Dr. Larry E. Tise, state historic preservation officer and executive director of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.