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History of The Trenthouse Inn
History of the
Trenthouse Inn and the town of Trent
The Trent Store was
built in 1884 by the Mognet Brothers for Jacob C Miller. It
was known as the Miller Store which was the only commercial
establishment in the farm community. The store was built on
the John Putnam Farm, a tract of land patented to Alex
McClean around 1805 and knows as “Summervale.” The store
served the community with general merchandise, post office
and hotel. In the history of the Trenthouse, the property
housed a stable, ice house, warehouse, buggy shed and gas
pumps.
The village of
Trent was formed when a political meeting was held and S.U.
Trent, a young attorney, made his first speech at the
Trenthouse. At this meeting, the people decided to name the
vicinity “Trent” after this attorney. Mr. Trent moved to
Pittsburgh later but the town of Trent remained.
There is a Moore
family story of walking to the Grist Mill in Jones Mill on
snow shoes during a storm. In getting there, tree twigs
were broken and in the spring, the visible broken tree twigs
were as high as 14 feet high. The first bridge in the
county was crossing the Laurel Hill Creek in 1797. There is
also evidence of various Indian occupation and trails in the
area. The bridge outside of the Trenthouse was preceded by
a covered bridge, built in 1849 for $70.00 and was tore down
in 1937 or 1941….almost 100 years.
Click to enlarge photos National Register of Historical Places NRHP #92000948 Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Mognet,Newton, Et al. Architectural Style: Queen Anne Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government Historic Sub-function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government Current Function: Commerce/Trade |
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