{"nrhp_refnum":"84003313","name":"West Whiteland Inn","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"609 W. Lincoln Hwy.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Exton","county":"Chester County","state":"PA","lat":40.02247971200006,"lon":-75.66129013599993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-08-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A former tavern and dwelling on the Lancaster Turnpike in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, built as a tenant farmhouse with a later stone addition, plus a converted stone stable on the same site.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building illustrates the re-building of eighteenth-century houses in the early nineteenth century, with a side hall addition of about 1825 to an earlier hall-parlor core. It also argues the property is significant for its association with the Lancaster Turnpike, since its location led to its use as a tavern from 1826 to 1837 under the name West Whiteland Inn.","narrative":"Built in the eighteenth century as a three-bay, two-story stone farmhouse for tenants on the 540-acre Jehu Roberts farm, this house along the Lancaster Turnpike was enlarged about 1825 with a two-and-one-half story double-pile stone addition in the side hall plan. The original core retains a cooking fireplace, a winding stair and a summer kitchen with a bake oven and brick floor. The addition has a wide hall, open stairway, paneled reveals and a fluted architrave. In 1826 John Roberts and David Malin petitioned for a tavern license, and the house was licensed under the name West Whiteland Inn until 1837. The building is significant as an example of early nineteenth-century remodeling of older houses and for its tie to the turnpike trade. Its stone stable, built about 1835, is included in the property.","period_of_significance":"1700-1799","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian","criteria":["C","A"],"status_note":"Converted to commercial use; the stone stable has been converted into a workshop/office.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.030645-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/84003313.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003313/0da1ef1185-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003313/0da1ef1185-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Whiteland_Inn.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Whiteland_Inn.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992641","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Whiteland_Inn","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7986990"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/chester-county/west-whiteland-inn-84003313/"}