La Vale Tollgate House
Encyclopedia
La Vale Tollgate House is a historic toll house
in La Vale
, Allegany County
, Maryland
, United States
. It is a two story brick structure built in 1835-1836, with seven sides--a basic polygon plan. A one-story Tuscan
-columned porch extends around the five outer sides of the polygonal portion. On top is a non-functional reconstructed cupola
. The building served as a toll house
on the Cumberland or National Road
and was the first such structure to be erected.
La Vale Tollgate House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1971.
Toll house
A tollhouse or toll house is a building with accommodation for a toll collector, beside a tollgate on a toll road or canal. Many tollhouses were built by turnpike trusts in England, Wales and Scotland during the 18th and early 19th centuries...
in La Vale
La Vale, Maryland
La Vale is a census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is part of the 'Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area'...
, Allegany County
Allegany County, Maryland
Allegany County is a county located in the northwestern part of the US state of Maryland. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 75,087. Its county seat is Cumberland...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is a two story brick structure built in 1835-1836, with seven sides--a basic polygon plan. A one-story Tuscan
Tuscan order
Among canon of classical orders of classical architecture, the Tuscan order's place is due to the influence of the Italian Sebastiano Serlio, who meticulously described the five orders including a "Tuscan order", "the solidest and least ornate", in his fourth book of Regole generalii di...
-columned porch extends around the five outer sides of the polygonal portion. On top is a non-functional reconstructed cupola
Cupola
In architecture, a cupola is a small, most-often dome-like, structure on top of a building. Often used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air, it usually crowns a larger roof or dome....
. The building served as a toll house
Toll house
A tollhouse or toll house is a building with accommodation for a toll collector, beside a tollgate on a toll road or canal. Many tollhouses were built by turnpike trusts in England, Wales and Scotland during the 18th and early 19th centuries...
on the Cumberland or National Road
National Road
The National Road or Cumberland Road was the first major improved highway in the United States to be built by the federal government. Construction began heading west in 1811 at Cumberland, Maryland, on the Potomac River. It crossed the Allegheny Mountains and southwestern Pennsylvania, reaching...
and was the first such structure to be erected.
La Vale Tollgate House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1971.
External links
- La Vale Tollgate House, Allegany County, including photo in 1996, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Historical Marker Data Base listing for La Vale Tollgate House
- Waymarking listing for La Vale Tollgate House