Square Tavern
The Square Tavern, also known as the John West House, The Square, and the Newtown Square Tavern, is an historic, American tavern that is located Newtown Township, Pennsylvania.
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 Square Tavern, November 2015 | |
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| Location | Newtown Street Rd. and Goshen Rd., Newtown Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 39°59′46″N 75°24′30″W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1742 |
| Built by | Elliot, Francis |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003353[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 7, 1984 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
History and architectural features
The original section of this historic structure was completed in 1742 and is a two-and-one-half-story, rectangular, gable-roofed, brick building that measures thirty-two feet wide and twenty-eight feet deep. A small two-story kitchen addition was built sometime before 1798, and was later replaced with a two-story wing. That wing was removed during a 1981 restoration, which returned the building to its 1742 appearance.
The building serves as a museum and home to the Delaware County Tourist Bureau.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
Gallery
View from the southeast
View from the south
View from the southwest
View from the northwest
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes John D. Milner (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Square Tavern" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-11.
External links
- "Square Tavern" at Newtown Square Historical Society
