Built c. 1750, c. 1790 Area 7,300 m² | NRHP Reference # 78002373 Added to NRHP 29 December 1978 | |
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Location Northwest of Malvern at 480 Swedesford Road, East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania | ||
White Horse Tavern, also known as the White Horse Inn and Old Swanenburg Farm, is a historic inn and tavern located in East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The building consists of two sections. The original section dates to about 1750, and is a two-story, stuccoed stone structure. The western section was added about 1790. Located at mile marker 24 on the Old Lancaster Road, it was an overnight stop on the first stage from Philadelphia to Lancaster. General George Washington used the older part as his headquarters following the Battle of Brandywine and during the aborted "Battle of the Clouds." It was also an important stop for Washington's messenger from Valley Forge to Lancaster, when the latter served as the temporary U.S. capital.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.