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Jasper Yeates House, also known as the home of WRKY Radio, is a historic home located at Lancaster,
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Lancaster County (; Pennsylvania Dutch: Lengeschder Kaundi), sometimes nicknamed the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the south central part of Pennsylvania. ...
. It was built in 1765–1766, and is a four-story, four bay brick
townhouse A townhouse, townhome, town house, or town home, is a type of terraced housing. A modern townhouse is often one with a small footprint on multiple floors. In a different British usage, the term originally referred to any type of city residence ...
, in the
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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 Jasper Yeates (1745–1817) was an American lawyer and judge from Pennsylvania, a justice of the state Supreme Court from 1791 to 1817. Early life and education Jasper Yeates was born in Philadelphia on April 9, 1745 to John and Elizabeth Side ...
(1745–1817) from 1775 to 1817. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on the
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in 1982.


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