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The history of West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, began in 1762, when Phineas Eachus and Chest Weaterson were issued a license to build a tavern. The borough was incorporated in 1799. The borough was incorporated in 1799.
The main east–west road to West Chester is West Chester Pike, which begins in Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, just outside Philadelphia, and is part of Pennsylvania Route 3 (PA 3). [38] The West Chester Pike originally existed as a private turnpike connecting Philadelphia and West Chester between 1850 and 1918, when it became a public ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania. Southern Chester County is defined as being the municipalities south of the Philadelphia Main Line and west of West Chester. The locations of National Register properties and districts, for ...
Chester County History Center (CCHC), formerly the Chester County Historical Society, [3] is a nonprofit historical society, founded in 1893, dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting the history of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding area. The History Center is located at 225 North High Street in downtown West Chester.
In 1788, the Chester County seat was moved from Chester to West Chester. [14] In 1789, Delaware County was formed from the eastern part of Chester County, and Chester became the new county seat. [18] The borough of Chester was governed under the charter granted by Penn in 1701 until March 5, 1795, when it was incorporated by the Pennsylvania ...
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 ...
In 2006, Congress passed Public Law 109-336, naming the building after Robert J. Thompson, a former Pennsylvania State Senator. [3] In 2013, the West Chester post office was one of the buildings being considered for sale by the United States Postal Service, though as of 2023 it is still a functioning post office. [4]
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.