Chester Springs Historic District

Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

United States historic place
Chester Springs Historic District
Yellow Springs Tavern, HABS Photo, April 1959
40°05′45″N 75°37′24″W / 40.09583°N 75.62333°W / 40.09583; -75.62333
Area145 acres (59 ha)
Built1816
NRHP reference No.71000691[1]
Added to NRHPMay 27, 1971

Chester Springs Historic District, also known as The Old Art School, Orphan's School, Yellow Springs Spa, and Good News Buildings, is a national historic district located in West Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 7 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in the spa community of Chester Springs. The district includes the old hotel and inn, two large residences, a bath house at one end of the springs, and a studio. It also includes a wooden summer house that enclosed the iron springs. The property was the site of a hospital commissioned by the Continental Congress and built in 1777. The three-story, 106 feet by 36 feet wide building burned in 1902, was reconstructed, then burned again in the 1960s. The Yellow Springs resort operated in the early-mid 19th century and many of the buildings date from that period.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on October 28, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2012. Note: This includes Mrs. Pierre C. Fraley (April 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Chester Springs Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved November 20, 2012.

External links

  • Yellow Springs Tavern, Yellow Springs & Art School Roads (West Pikeland Township), Chester Springs, Chester County, PA: 3 photos, 27 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
  • Yellow Springs Summer House, Yellow Springs & Art School Roads (West Pikeland Township), Chester Springs, Chester County, PA: 1 photo, 3 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
  • Yellow Springs Bathhouse, Yellow Springs & Art School Roads (West Pikeland Township), Chester Springs, Chester County, PA: 2 photos, 4 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
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