Turn Store and the Tinsmith's Shop

Turn Store and the Tinsmith's Shop, also known as Turn's Bushkill General Store, are two historic commercial buildings located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area at Lehman Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania. The Turn General Store is a 2- to 2 1/2-story, frame building in two sections. The older section dates to about 1837 and is at the rear of the present building. Attached to the front is an addition built about 1916. The Tinsmith's Shop was built about 1837, and is a two-story, frame building on a fieldstone foundation. It has a slate covered gable roof.[2]

Turn Store and the Tinsmith's Shop
LocationU.S. Route 209 in Bushkill, Lehman Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°5′32″N 75°0′11″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Builtc. 1837, c. 1916
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.78000260[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1978

In the 1990s it was sold to Guy Gentile and became "Deli Depot" which sold grocery, deli, and craft items.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

In 2012 Anthony and Vanessa Palma purchased and restored the building. It now operates as The Roost Deli and Market.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Wayne K. Bodle (April 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Turn Store and the Tinsmith's Shop" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-30.


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