Ship Inn


Ship Inn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Ship Inn, April 2010
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Location	100 N. Ship Rd., West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°1′47″N 75°36′39″W / 40.02972°N 75.61083°W / 40.02972; -75.61083Coordinates: 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)
Built	1796
Built by	Bowen, John
Architectural style	Georgian, Federal
MPS	West Whiteland Township MRA
NRHP Reference #	84003301^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 2, 1984

Ship Inn is a historic inn and tavern located in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1796, and is a two-story, six bay, Georgian style stone building with brick chimneys. The main block measures 50 feet by 37 feet, with a rear kitchen wing measuring 29 feet by 20 feet. It remained in operation as an inn until 1854. In the 20th century, a restaurant opened in the building.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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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