Wee Grimmet | |
Location | 624 W. Lincoln Hwy., West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°1′15″N75°39′42″W / 40.02083°N 75.66167°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | c. 1820, c. 1929 |
Architect | McIlvaine, Gilbert |
MPS | West Whiteland Township MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 84003312 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 2, 1984 |
The Wee Grimmet is an historic, American home that is located in Whitford, West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]
The original section of this historic structure was built circa 1820, and was then expanded circa 1929 by architect John Gilbert McIlvaine, a partner of Wilson Eyre. Expanded again in late 1953, it currently has common areas plus four bedrooms, four bathrooms, and five fireplaces. It is located on the Martha and Maurice Ostheimer Estate, along with the larger estate home known as "Grimmet." [2]
Wee Grimmet consists of a two-story, stuccoed stone core section with a gable roof. The addition contains a family room, a master bedroom, and two bathrooms. The original house was built as a dwelling for tenant workers in the limestone quarry, salt mine, and kiln nearby. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]
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