Lunn's Tavern

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Location Pennsylvania Route 896 at Strickersville, London Britain Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°44′6″N75°47′38″W / 39.73500°N 75.79389°W / 39.73500; -75.79389 Coordinates: 39°44′6″N75°47′38″W / 39.73500°N 75.79389°W / 39.73500; -75.79389
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built c. 1760
NRHP reference # 79002204 [1]
Added to NRHP October 25, 1979

Lunn's Tavern, also known as The Wilkins Property, is a historic inn and tavern located in London Britain Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It has three sections. The original section was built about 1760, and is a two-story, stone structure with a gambrel roof. Part of the original section was altered when the brick addition was made in 1830. The modifications included adding stucco to the stone exterior walls and modifying the roof to the gable style. The 1830 brick addition has a wooden porch structure. It was the site of the writing of a famous letter from Thomas McKean to George Read on September 26, 1777, detailing the situation in Delaware and his actions upon assuming the presidency of the State of Delaware. [2]

Inn establishment providing lodging, food and drink

Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging and usually food and drink. They are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommodation for horses.

Tavern place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food

A tavern is a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food, and in most cases, where travelers receive lodging. An inn is a tavern that has a license to put up guests as lodgers. The word derives from the Latin taberna whose original meaning was a shed, workshop, stall, or pub.

London Britain Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania Township in Pennsylvania, United States

London Britain Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,139 at the 2010 census. White Clay Creek Preserve is a Pennsylvania state park in London Britain Township along White Clay Creek.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Elwood S. Wilkins Jr., and Mark Blake (September 1977). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Lunn's Tavern" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-16.