Ship Inn

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″N75°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

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

1. "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.