Sandy Hill Tavern

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Sandy Hill Tavern
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Sandy Hill Tavern, March 2011
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LocationSoutheast of Honey Brook on Pennsylvania Route 340, West Caln Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°1′0″N75°53′46″W / 40.01667°N 75.89611°W / 40.01667; -75.89611
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1805-1806
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No. 80003461 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980

The Sandy Hill Tavern is an historic, American inn and tavern that is located in West Caln Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

History and architectural features

This historic structure was built between 1805 and 1806, and is a two-story, brick structure that measures thirty feet by thirty feet with Georgian/Federal design elements. It is four bays by two bays and has a one-story shed roof porch. Built expressly as a tavern, it never functioned as such because a license could not be obtained by its owner. [2]

The earliest recorded request for a tavern license was in 1758 when the tavern was known as the General Wolf. It was twenty years before the tavern was allowed to serve alcohol and the license was granted in 1778. Over the following twenty years, the tavern changed ownership several times and went by a variety of names, changing from the General Wolf to the Red Horse, and finally becoming the Sandy Hill Tavern.

The original wood-framed building was demolished and the brick structure seen today was built in an attempt to reclaim a permit to serve alcohol. Despite the new construction, the permit was never granted and the Sandy Hill Tavern was never a drinking establishment again.[ citation needed ]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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 Martha Leigh Wolf and Paul H. Barner (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Sandy Hill Tavern" (PDF). Retrieved November 27, 2012.
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