{"nrhp_refnum":"75001618","name":"White Horse Tavern","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"509 Old Philadelphia Pike","address_restricted":false,"city":"Douglassville","county":"Berks County","state":"PA","lat":40.25363267000006,"lon":-75.72500787899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-04-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2½ story red sandstone tavern in the Georgian style in the village of old Morlatton, now Douglassville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, on the banks of the Schuylkill River. It was originally built in 1765, with a three-bay addition in 1780.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the tavern is a fine example of 18th century masonry and Georgian-style architecture in a rural setting. It also served as a mustering and training site for Revolutionary War soldiers and a center of local meetings and activities. The village where it stands is described as the first permanent settlement within the bounds of what is now Berks County.","narrative":"Built in 1765 of red sandstone on the banks of the Schuylkill River, the White Horse Tavern stands in the village of old Morlatton, now Douglassville, in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Its two-and-a-half-story main block is laid in regular courses of cut stone on the front facade, with a five-light transom over a double-leaf door. A three-bay addition was built on the west end in 1780, its sides and rear laid in more random rubble. The tavern served as a mustering and training site for Revolutionary War soldiers and hosted many local meetings and gatherings. In 1870 it was converted into a three-family residence, with five fireplaces removed and a tin roof installed. The building is valued as a fine example of eighteenth-century masonry and of Georgian architecture in a rural setting. Since 1971, the Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County has repointed the main facade, restored original entrances, and removed 19th-century partitions.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Restoration by the Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County has been underway since its acquisition of the property in 1971, with the stated aim of returning the structure to its 18th century appearance.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.298371-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/75001618.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001618/bcd67afca1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001618/bcd67afca1-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White_Horse_Dville.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White_Horse_Dville.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995250","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Horse_Tavern_(Douglassville,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7994829"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/berks-county/white-horse-tavern-75001618/"}