Jasper Yeates House

Jasper Yeates House

Jasper Yeates House, April 2010
Location 24 26 S. Queen St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°2′14″N 76°18′21″W / 40.03722°N 76.30583°W / 40.03722; -76.30583Coordinates: 40°2′14″N 76°18′21″W / 40.03722°N 76.30583°W / 40.03722; -76.30583
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1765-1766
Architectural style Georgian
NRHP Reference # 82003794[1]
Added to NRHP September 23, 1982

Jasper Yeates House, also known as the home of WLPA Radio, is a historic home located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1765-1766, and is a four-story, four bay brick townhouse, in the Georgian style. In 1882, it was expanded to add the fourth floor and converted to commercial uses. It was restored in 1978-1979. It was the home of prominent Pennsylvania lawyer and justice Jasper Yeates (1745–1817) from 1775 to 1817.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes John J. Snyder, Jr. (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jasper Yeates House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-23.


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