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.
Square Tavern | |
Location of Square Tavern in Pennsylvania | |
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 / 39.99611°N 75.40833°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 edit
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 edit
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View from the southeast
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View from the south
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View from the southwest
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View from the northwest
References edit
- ^ a b c "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 edit
- "Square Tavern" at Newtown Square Historical Society