West Whiteland Inn

	West Whiteland Inn
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	West Whiteland Inn, February 2011
Location	609 W. Lincoln Hwy., West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°1′21″N75°39′42″W / 40.02250°N 75.66167°W
Area	2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built	c. 1825
Architectural style	Colonial, Georgian
MPS	West Whiteland Township MRA
NRHP reference No.	84003313
Added to NRHP	August 2, 1984

Last updated November 15, 2023

The West Whiteland Inn is an historic, American inn and tavern that is located in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[1]

History and architectural features

This historic inn was built in two sections. The older section dates to the eighteenth century and is a two-story, three-bay, single-pile, stone structure. Sometime around 1825, it was enlarged with a 2+1⁄2-story, double-pile Georgian-style stone addition. Also located on the property is a contributing former stone stable.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02.Note: This includes M. L. Wolf and L. Goldstein (December 1981). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: West Whiteland Inn" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.

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[nris-1] 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-2] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02.Note: This includes M. L. Wolf and L. Goldstein (December 1981). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: West Whiteland Inn" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.

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v t e West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Neighborhoods	Exton CDP Whitford Glenloch (partial)
Shopping	Exton Square Mall Main Street at Exton
Education	West Chester Area School District Church Farm School Chester County Library System
Historic sites	Colebrook Manor Exton Hotel Fox Chase Inn Hunt Downing House Ivy Cottage Jacob Zook House John Bell Farm Ship Inn Thomas Mill and Miller's House West Whiteland Inn Whitford Hall Whitford Lodge Williams Deluxe Cabins Zook House
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While all of the Exton census-designated place is in West Whiteland Township, there are areas with Exton postal addresses that are not in the CDP and are not in the township.