General Wayne Inn

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General Wayne Inn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	Merion, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40°0′33″N 75°15′13″W / 40.00917, -75.25361Coordinates: 40°0′33″N 75°15′13″W / 40.00917, -75.25361
Built/Founded:	1704
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style(s):	No Style Listed
Added to NRHP:	January 01, 1976
NRHP Reference#:	76001655[1]
Governing body:	Private

The General Wayne Inn located at 625 Montgomery Ave^[2] in Merion, Pennsylvania is a tavern on the National Register of Historic Places. Established in 1704, it was originally named the William Penn Inn, but changed its name in honor of General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. There is a legend that the building is haunted by Hessian soldiers.

Recently it has been purchased by Chabad of the Main Line, and has been converted into a synagogue and Center For Jewish Life.^[3]

[edit] Famous people

These people drank here:

• William Penn
• Anthony Wayne
• George Washington
• Edgar Allan Poe

[edit] References

• Weird Pennsylvania by Matt Lake

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