Jasper Yeates House

	Jasper Yeates House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Jasper Yeates House, April 2010
Location	24 26 S. Queen St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°2′14″N76°18′21″W / 40.03722°N 76.30583°W
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1765–1766
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	82003794
Added to NRHP	September 23, 1982

Last updated January 31, 2025

The Jasper Yeates House, also known as the home of WRKY Radio, is an historic American home that is located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1]

History and architectural features

Built between 1765 and 1766, this historic structure is a four-story, four-bay, brick townhouse. It was designed in the Georgian style, and was the home of prominent Pennsylvania lawyer and justice Jasper Yeates (1745–1817) from 1775 to 1817.^[2]

In 1882, it was expanded to add the fourth floor and converted to commercial uses, and was then subsequently restored nearly a century later, with work completed between 1978 and 1979.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
1 2 "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved February 23, 2012.Note: This includes John J. Snyder, Jr. (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jasper Yeates House" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2012.

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[nris-1] 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-2] 1 2 "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved February 23, 2012.Note: This includes John J. Snyder, Jr. (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jasper Yeates House" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2012.

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