The Old Rose Tree Tavern is an historic, American inn and tavern that is located in Rose Tree Park, just north of the borough of Media, in Upper Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Old Rose Tree Tavern | |
 Old Rose Tree Tavern in 2013 | |
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| Location | Northeast of junction of Rose Tree and Providence Roads, Media, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′17″N 75°23′34″W / 39.93806°N 75.39278°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1809 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000705[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 21, 1971 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1971.[1]
History edit
John Calvert was granted the land that the tavern stands on in 1682 by William Penn. Daniel Calvert, who was likely John's grandson, built a frame building along the Providence Great Road (now Pennsylvania Route 252) and was licensed to run a tavern there in 1739.
The current building is a large two-and-one-half-story, fieldstone building. It was erected in 1809 on the site of the earlier frame structure. A stone addition was built in 1836.[2]
The tavern was moved roughly one hundred yards from its original site when PA-252 was widened.[3] During 2011 the building was renovated and now houses the Brandywine Conference & Visitors Bureau.[4]
This tavern was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1971.[1]
Gallery edit
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View from the southeast -
View from the west showing a 1739 datestone -
View from the north -
Before 2011 restoration' -
Original Calvert land grant
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Elisabeth Donaghy (July 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Rose Tree Tavern" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ^ See photograph of original site
- ^ Brandywine Conference & Visitors Bureau
