Ship Inn, Hotel in den Vereinigten Staaten
The Ship Inn is a stone building erected in 1796 with two floors and six sections of windows and doors across its front elevation. The main structure measures approximately 50 feet long by 37 feet wide, with a smaller kitchen wing extending from the rear and brick chimneys punctuating its Georgian design.
Built in 1796 along the Lancaster Turnpike, the inn served travelers along early trade routes and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It hosted significant gatherings, including a commemoration honoring George Washington in 1821 and visits from notable figures like Andrew Jackson during their westward journeys.
The inn served as a gathering place for the community, hosting auctions, celebrations, and meetings over its long history. Today it continues this tradition as a brewery and restaurant where locals and travelers meet to eat and drink.
The inn is located in West Whiteland Township near Exton along what is now U.S. Route 30, roughly 25 miles west of Philadelphia and easy to access from main roads. Currently operating as a brewery and restaurant with indoor seating for about one hundred guests and an outdoor deck, it serves burgers, sandwiches, pizza, pasta, and oysters.
A milestone marker embedded in the building's fireplace indicates the distance to Philadelphia, serving as a tangible reminder of the inn's role guiding early travelers along the Lancaster Turnpike. This hidden detail connects visitors directly to the building's past as a wayfinding landmark for journeys westward.
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