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The Ship Inn is a historic inn and tavern in West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania, United States.

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

History and architectural features

Built in 1796, it is a two-story, six-bay, Georgian-style stone building with brick chimneys. The main block measures fifty feet by thirty-seven feet, with a rear kitchen wing measuring twenty-nine feet by twenty feet. It remained in operation as an inn until 1854. During the twentieth century, a restaurant opened in the building.[2] Since 2022, the building has operated as a brewery and restaurant known as VK Brewing Co. & Eatery.

References

  1. ^ a b “National Register Information System”. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ M. L. Wolf and L. Goldstein (December 1981). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Ship Inn. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 14, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)