Sunnybrook (Lower Pottsgrove Township, Pennsylvania)
Sunnybrook, also known as the Sunnybrook Park & Ballroom, Sunnybrook Convention Center: Colonial Restaurant, is an historic, American ballroom and restaurant that is located in Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
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 Sunnybrook, March 2011 | |
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| Location | 50 Sunnybrook Rd., Lower Pottsgrove Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°14′55″N 75°36′39″W |
| Area | 13.4 acres (5.4 ha) |
| Built | 1926 |
| Architect | Hartenstine, Raymond, Sr. |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000855[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 11, 2005 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
History and architectural features
Built in 1931 and expanded in 1937, this historic structure is a 26,000 square foot, one-story, utilitarian, frame building with exaggerated ceiling heights under various roof angles and heights. It was expanded again in 1964 with the addition of the Colonial Restaurant and in 1998 with a brewery/pub. Also located on the property is a contributing two-story, frame, bath house that was built in 1926. The buildings are part of the Sunnybrook Picnic Park complex.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
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 Estelle Cremers (April 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sunnybrook" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-24.
