Historic Penn Wells Hotel & Lodge

A tavern was first built on the Penn Wells Hotel site in 1816, just 11 years after the founding settlers of Wellsboro arrived from Philadelphia. The current building was constructed in 1869 and has operated as a hotel since then, with only one small break when it was purchased by a group of local residents and closed for renovations in 1925. When it reopened the following year, it was named the Penn Wells Hotel. The Lodge was opened in 1960 to accommodate growing tourism demands.