Philip Dougherty Tavern, also known as the Humphreyville Hotel, is a historic

inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommo ...

and

tavern A tavern is a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food such as different types of roast meats and cheese, and (mostly historically) where travelers would receive lodging. An inn is a tavern that h ...

located in East Fallowfield Township,

Chester County, Pennsylvania Chester County (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Tscheschter Kaundi''), colloquially known as Chesco, is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the De ...

. It is directly across the road from the

Philip Dougherty House Philip Dougherty House is a historic home located in East Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is directly across the road from the Philip Dougherty Tavern. It was built about 1774, and is a two-story, four bay ...

. It was built about 1778, and is a two-story, six bay,

stucco Stucco or render is a construction material made of aggregates, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as a decorative coating for walls and ceilings, exterior walls, and as a sculptural and a ...

ed stone structure with a gable roof. The

Marquis de Lafayette Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette (, ), was a French aristocrat, freemason and military officer who fought in the American Revoluti ...

stopped for lunch at the tavern on his grand tour in 1825. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1985.

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Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Hotel buildings completed in 1778 Buildings and structures in Chester County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania {{ChesterCountyPA-NRHP-stub