119 Muller Road
1n 1973-1974 the Muller Road industrial area of town began its sprout from rolling farmland in conjunction with the development of the Valley Forge Cinema and Shopping Center. At the time Muller Road was merely a stub, extending just a few feet south of Valley Forge Road.
In Spring 1974, Mike McSweeney purchased the property at 119 Muller Road and announced a risky project: an indoor tennis facility in Washington. After some hiccups in city approval of the plans, construction commenced and the Racquet Club of Washington opened in late 1974.
McSweeney projected he would need upwards of 175 paying memberships per court to make the venture profitable, and the original building had two courts. Membership rates were listed as $35 for a single, more for a family, and court fees for all members originally ran a somewhat exorbitant (for 1974) $8 per hour.
After a few months McSweeney requested a liquor license granted to the property by the city to make the venture profitable, which became a tussle with the city. This was not unchartered territory for Washington, as Neptune Swim Club went through the same issues about ten years prior. The license was originally denied.
On October 2, 1976, McSweeney unveiled a new look to the facility: a nightclub along with the tennis courts, and "Jester's Inn" was born. It was then that McSweeney got his liquor license. The tennis area of the facility became the "King's Court Racquet Club." The Jester's Inn and King's Court Racquet Club functioned for about two years before closing for good.
In 1979 a new business took over the property called Multi-Sales Aids, Inc. The company's specialty was the production of loose-leaf binders. It is not believed this company lasted more than a year, as by late 1980 the Means Service Company temporarily leased the site after their main building (now housing Automotion Auto Detailing on Washington Road) sustained a fire.
In 1981 the building was put up for sale and remained in that state for eight years. One of the leased tenants during that time was Sandra Lee's Fitness Factory in 1983-1984.
By 1987 the WICC Ltd. Company had moved into the site from their former location on Zinser Place and the electrical component company remains there to this day.
