The Jasper Yeates House, also known as the home of WRKY Radio, is an historic American home that is located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Jasper Yeates House
Jasper Yeates House, April 2010
Jasper Yeates House is located in Pennsylvania
Jasper Yeates House
Jasper Yeates House is located in the United States
Jasper Yeates House
Location24 26 S. Queen St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°2′14″N 76°18′21″W / 40.03722°N 76.30583°W / 40.03722; -76.30583
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1765–1766
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.82003794[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 23, 1982

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

History and architectural features

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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.[2]

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.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-02-23. 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.