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Wee Grimmet

Coordinates: 40°1′15″N 75°39′42″W / 40.02083°N 75.66167°W / 40.02083; -75.66167
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Wee Grimmet
Wee Grimmet, February 2011
Wee Grimmet is located in Pennsylvania
Wee Grimmet
Wee Grimmet is located in the United States
Wee Grimmet
Location624 W. Lincoln Hwy., West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°1′15″N 75°39′42″W / 40.02083°N 75.66167°W / 40.02083; -75.66167
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1820, c. 1929
ArchitectMcIlvaine, Gilbert
MPSWest Whiteland Township MRA
NRHP reference No.84003312[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 2, 1984

The Wee Grimmet is an historic, American home that is located in Whitford, West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

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The original section of this historic structure was built circa 1820, and was then expanded circa 1929 by architect John Gilbert McIlvaine, a partner of Wilson Eyre. Expanded again in late 1953, it currently has common areas plus four bedrooms, four bathrooms, and five fireplaces. It is located on the Martha and Maurice Ostheimer Estate, along with the larger estate home known as "Grimmet."[2]

Wee Grimmet consists of a two-story, stuccoed stone core section with a gable roof. The addition contains a family room, a master bedroom, and two bathrooms. The original house was built as a dwelling for tenant workers in the limestone quarry, salt mine, and kiln nearby.[2]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes M. L. Wolf and Brandywine Cons. (December 1981). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Wee Grimmet" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.