Coffee Pot
In 1927, Bert Koontz built this Coffee Pot on the west end of Bedford, Pennsylvania, to attract visitors to his adjacent gas station.
During the Lincoln Highway era (1912-1940), programmatic architecture was developed to appeal new motoring public. The Coffee Pot was one of them along the Lincoln Highway, Route 30, In Pennsylvania. This, 18 feet (5.5m) tall and 22 feet (6.7m) in diameter, was opened as a small restaurant, and later converted to a bar, then a gift shop.
In the 1980s, the Coffee Pot was officially closed and, by the 1990s, it was in bad shape and was nearly torn down. The local community came together, along with the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor to save this roadside landmark.
In 2004, the Coffee Pot was moved across Route 30 to the current location, the entrance of the Bedford County Fairgrounds and restored. Currently, in 2022, it is vacant.
Coffee Pot
In 1927, Bert Koontz built this Coffee Pot on the west end of Bedford, Pennsylvania, to attract visitors to his adjacent gas station.
During the Lincoln Highway era (1912-1940), programmatic architecture was developed to appeal new motoring public. The Coffee Pot was one of them along the Lincoln Highway, Route 30, In Pennsylvania. This, 18 feet (5.5m) tall and 22 feet (6.7m) in diameter, was opened as a small restaurant, and later converted to a bar, then a gift shop.
In the 1980s, the Coffee Pot was officially closed and, by the 1990s, it was in bad shape and was nearly torn down. The local community came together, along with the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor to save this roadside landmark.
In 2004, the Coffee Pot was moved across Route 30 to the current location, the entrance of the Bedford County Fairgrounds and restored. Currently, in 2022, it is vacant.