The intersection of the old Harrisburg-Mountjoy Turnpike and High Street was the original town square laid out by Jacob Rohrer in 1807. Jacob Rohrer bought 58.5 acres and a farm house near the Cambell Tavern and divided the property in 134 lots. He placed the lots around this center square, and named his village Mountjoy, after the Good Ship Mountjoy.
In 1689 the Good Ship Mountjoy broke the boom on the River Foyle and saved the starving Scots-Irish that were sequestered in the walled city of Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Twenty years later the Scots-Irish began to arrive in North America and they brought along their beloved names with them. Hence the reason a land locked town is named after a ship.
The 3 story Brick home was on the Southeast corner of the square was built by one of the town’s founding members-The Cassel family.
The Clapboard house on the Southwest corner of the square is one of the oldest homes in Mount Joy. It is a log structure covered with clapboard siding. It was built shortly after Jacob Rohrer laid out his town.
The house on the Northeast corner was built in 1835. It is an excellent representation of the Classical Revival period in Architecture.
The Old Square Inn was built shortly after WWII and is currently a wonderful Bed and Breakfast Establishment owned and managed by Nancy Skee providing delicious breakfasts!