Wee Grimmet

Wee Grimmet
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Wee Grimmet, February 2011
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Location	624 W. Lincoln Hwy., West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°1′15″N75°39′42″W / 40.02083°N 75.66167°W / 40.02083; -75.66167
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]

History and architectural features

The original section of this historic structure was built circa 1820 and was then expanded in 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." 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]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. M. L. Wolf and Brandywine Cons. (December 1981). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Wee Grimmet. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 14, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)