Category: Chester County Taverns and Inns

David Knauer broke ground in 1880 to begin the construction of his inn in the little village now known as St. Peters. In Davis’ time, however, it was called French Creek Falls and the...

George Rees established the Lamb Tavern at this location in 1812 and it continued as a tavern through the first half of the 1800’s. After the town of Devon was founded, the Lamb was...

Thomas Lunn purchased the land where the Tavern now stands in November 1758 and, in 1764, petitioned for a tavern license. The license was finally granted in 1766. Lunn operated the Inn until 1793...

In 1793, Joseph Woodward purchased 4 acres in what would become Marshallton and built a stone house and stable. In 1814, the stone house became a tavern, first known as the General Wayne, but...

The Inn was probably built in the late 1700’s as it does not appear on maps from the Revolutionary War era. By 1822, the property was in the hands of Joseph Lancaster, whose request...

Tavern licenses had been sought for this location since 1758, but were not finally granted until 1778. The Inn property was owned by several successive parties and went by various different names, including the...

First opened about 1754 by Michael Cypher as the Ancient  Inn, the inn went through several name change as the innkeepers changed, until finally named the Seven Stars by John Baker about 1804. That...

The first Ship Inn was located a mile west of Downingtown and was operated by Thomas Park, a British loyalist. Just after the Battle of Brandywine, a number of patriot soldiers came by the...

One of the more intriguing stories about Chester County’s local inns is that of the Stottsville Inn on Strasburg Road. As the legend goes, the Inn is haunted by the ghost of Josephine Stott...