Ship Inn
United States historic place
Ship Inn | |
Ship Inn, April 2010 | |
40°1′47″N 75°36′39″W / 40.02972°N 75.61083°W / 40.02972; -75.61083 | |
Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
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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 an historic, American inn and tavern that is located in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
History and architectural features
Built in 1796, this historic structure 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 2012-11-02. Note: This includes M. L. Wolf and L. Goldstein (December 1981). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Ship Inn" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.
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West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Exton CDP
- Whitford
- Glenloch (partial)
- Exton Square Mall
- Main Street at Exton
- West Chester Area School District
- Church Farm School
- Chester County Library System
- SEPTA and Amtrak station
- Chester Valley Rail Trail
While all of the Exton census-designated place is in West Whiteland Township, there are areas with Exton postal addresses that are not in the CDP and are not in the township.