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

For the pub in North Yorkshire, England, see Ship Inn, Aldborough. For the pub in Cornwall, England, see Ship Inn, Porthleven.

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

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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

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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 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.

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West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

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