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Black Rock Bridge. June 22, 1988. (#88000735) Pennsylvania Route 113 over the Schuylkill River. 40°09′32″N 75°30′44″W / 40.158889°N 75.512222°W / 40.158889; -75.512222 (Black Rock Bridge) Phoenixville. Extends into Upper Providence Township in Montgomery County. 9. Riter Boyer House.
History of West Chester, Pennsylvania. West Chester photographed in 2006. The history of West Chester, Pennsylvania, began in 1762, when Phineas Eachus and Chest Weaterson were issued a license to build a tavern. The borough was incorporated in 1799. One of the nation's first railroads was built in West Chester in 1832, and a prominent ...
05000096 [1] (increase) Significant dates. Added to NRHP. July 2, 1985. Boundary increase. February 27, 2005. The West Chester Downtown Historic District is a national historic district that is located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
For the purposes of this list, the county is split into three regions: Eastern, Northern, and Southern. Eastern Chester County is defined as being the municipalities south and east of a line extending from Phoenixville to Exton to West Chester; Northern Chester County is defined as being the municipalities north of the Philadelphia Main Line and west of a line extending from Phoenixville to ...
The Chester County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located in the county seat of West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1846 at a cost of $55,346 and was designed by Thomas U. Walter. Walter also designed the dome of the United States Capitol. An addition, designed by T. Roney Williamson and constructed from ...
April 18, 2002. Barclay House, also known as the Joshua Hartshorne Estate, North Hill, and The Barclay, is a historic home located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The original section was built in 1866–67, and believed to have been designed by architect Addison Hutton (1834–1916). It was a 21⁄2 -story, brick dwelling in the ...
Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. [5] It is located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area (also known as the Delaware Valley) on the western bank of the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware. The population of Chester was 32,605 at the 2020 census.
The History Center is a 56,000-square-foot complex that houses a museum, a library, and a 250-seat auditorium. The complex's buildings are connected by an elevated enclosed walkway. The older building, known as Horticultural Hall, was designed by architect Thomas U. Walter in 1848. It was the site of the 1852 Pennsylvania Women's Rights ...