Historic Property
Historian Gary Ecelbarge argues an intriguing view backed up by many sources of the gamesmanship and gambles taken by Washington and Howe, and won by Washington, in his article titled “Aggressive-Minded Gamblers: Washington, Howe, and the Days Between Battles, September […]
Okay, so maybe not breaking news, but definitely news. The stone house (eastern half) and the stone barn existed in 1721 and probably built earlier. Most of the historians that have looked at the White Horse Tavern, give a timeline […]
I’ve now seen a book and a video that refer to a different building as the White Horse Tavern. They are confused by a marketing scheme to use the history of the White Horse to advertise a wine bar located […]
Discussion of the town built around the White Horse Tavern. Sunday Local News, West Chester, PA-November 30, 1986 – Proud Throwback
Article describing the battle of the clouds: Sunday Local News, West Chester, PA-November 30, 1986 – Summer of 1777
Three articles on the history of the Tavern in the Suburban & Wayne Times written by Irma Flood: Suburban & Wayne Times August 25, 1966 Mentions a previous article presumably August 18, 1966, where the author discussed securing water in […]
A nice concise history of the tavern! Daily Local News, West Chester, Pa, April 2, 1954
An article in the Suburban Advertiser has a nice hand-drawn picture of the Inn. The Suburban Advertiser May-28-1981
Article on the auction of the White Horse Inn in 1954. Have some pictures that we need to track down better copies of, including one of the the large fireplace. Main Line Times Feb 18, 1954 Mentions two owners other […]
Read an article commemorating the marker you see today at the tavern here.