National Register of Historic Places

Yeates, Jasper, House

Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Listed
September 22, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82003794

About this property

The Jasper Yeates House, also known as the home of WRKY Radio, is an historic home that is located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Built between 1765 and 1766, this historic structure is a four-story, four-bay, brick townhouse. It was designed in the Georgian style, and was the home of prominent Pennsylvania lawyer and justice Jasper Yeates (1745–1817) from 1775 to 1817. In 1882, it was expanded to add the fourth floor and converted to commercial uses, and was then subsequently restored nearly a century later, with work completed between 1978 and 1979.

Location

24 26 S. Queen St.
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
40.03718, -76.30540

Categories

LAWPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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When was Yeates, Jasper, House listed on the National Register?

Yeates, Jasper, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Yeates, Jasper, House?

Yeates, Jasper, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Yeates, Jasper, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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