White Horse Historic District

White Horse Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
White Horse Historic District, November 2009
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Location	Jct. of Goshen and Providence Rds., Willistown Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°59′26″N75°28′09″W / 39.99056°N 75.46917°W / 39.99056; -75.46917
Area	35 acres (14 ha)
Built	1798
Architect	Okie, R. Brognard; Okie, Charles
Architectural style	Federal, Greek Revival, et al.
NRHP reference No.	01000058 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 2, 2001

The White Horse Historic District, also known as White Horse Village, is a national historic district that is located in Willistown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. ^[1]

History and architectural features

This district encompasses fifteen contributing buildings and one contributing structure that are located in the crossroads village of White Horse. Built between 1798 and 1950, approximately, they are primarily two-and-one-half or three-story masonry structures that are clad in stucco. Seven of the contributing buildings are residences. ^[2]

The other contributing buildings include the former blacksmith shop (c. 1812/1848), where Thomas J. Thornton from Dundalk Ireland was the resident blacksmith from 1948 until his death while shoeing a horse at a nearby Radnor Hunt on April 13, 1968, the White Horse Store and residence (1798), and the White Horse Tavern (c. 1798). A number of the houses were renovated during the 1930s and 1940s by architect R. Brognard Okie (1875-1945). ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Robert J. Wise, Jr. (December 2000). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP White Horse Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 14, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)