West Chester Boarding School for Boys

West Chester Boarding School for Boys
West Chester Boarding School, January 2010
Location 200 E. Biddle St., West Chester, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°57′53″N 75°36′18″W / 39.96472°N 75.60500°W / 39.96472; -75.60500Coordinates: 39°57′53″N 75°36′18″W / 39.96472°N 75.60500°W / 39.96472; -75.60500
Area 0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built 1836
Built by Sharpless, Nathan
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference # 89002257[1]
Added to NRHP January 4, 1990

West Chester Boarding School for Boys, also known as Square House, is a historic boarding school and national historic district located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1836 as a private academy, and is a three-story, five bay by four bay, brick building in the Federal style. It measures 40 feet by 49 feet and has a low pitched gable roof with widow's walk. The front facade has a two-story portico added in the mid-19th century. The school closed in 1862, after which the building was used as a private residence.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Jane L.S. Davidson and Elizabeth Giles Griner (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: West Chester Boarding School for Boys" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.


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