Ship Inn

United States historic place

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; -75.61083
Area| 1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built| 1796
Built by| Bowen, John
Architectural style| Georgian, Federal
MPS| West Whiteland Township MRA
NRHP reference 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[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ a b c "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). 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

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* Colebrook Manor
* Exton Hotel
* Fox Chase Inn
* Hunt Downing House
* Ivy Cottage
* Jacob Zook House
* John Bell Farm
* Ship Inn
* Thomas Mill and Miller's House
* West Whiteland Inn
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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.

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