Ship Inn
Ship Inn | |
 Ship Inn, April 2010 | |
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| Location | 100 N. Ship Rd., West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°1′47″N 75°36′39″W / 40.02972°N 75.61083°W |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | 1796 |
| Built by | Bowen, John |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Federal |
| MPS | West Whiteland Township MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003301[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 2, 1984 |
The Ship Inn is a historic inn and tavern in West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania, United States.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
History and architectural features
Built in 1796, it is a two-story, six-bay, Georgian-style stone building with brick chimneys. The main block measures fifty feet by thirty-seven feet, with a rear kitchen wing measuring twenty-nine feet by twenty feet. It remained in operation as an inn until 1854. During the twentieth century, a restaurant opened in the building.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved November 2, 2012. Note: This includes M. L. Wolf and L. Goldstein (December 1981). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Ship Inn" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2012.
