William Everhart House

	William Everhart House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	William Everhart House, January 2011
Location	S. Ship and Boot Rds., West Whiteland Township
Coordinates	40°0′34″N75°35′38″W / 40.00944°N 75.59389°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	c. 1810
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	84003249
Added to NRHP	August 2, 1984

Last updated October 21, 2023

The William Everhart House is an historic, American home 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

Built circa 1810, this historic structure is a two-story, five-bay, brick, Federal-style dwelling with a gable roof. It measures fifty feet by twenty-one feet, and features two entrances, one with a fanlight. It was the home of Congressman William Everhart (1785-1868), who also built the William Everhart Buildings in West Chester.^[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 D. Snyder and M. Wolf (December 1981). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: William Everhart House" (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 D. Snyder and M. Wolf (December 1981). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: William Everhart House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.

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