Barclay House (West Chester, Pennsylvania)

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 ​2 1⁄2-story, brick dwelling in the Italianate style. It was expanded to three stories with the expansion of 1935–36. Also added at that time was a three-story connecting block, three-story west block, and one-story north block. The house was also renovated in the Colonial Revival style. The north block was expanded to two stories in 1998. Also on the property is a contributing carriage house built in 1869. It was converted to a residence in 1925. It was built as a single family residence, but converted to a Quaker boarding home for the elderly in 1935-1936. The boarding home closed at this location in 1997.[2]

Barclay House
Barclay House, January 2010
Location535 and 539 N. Church St., West Chester, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°58′1″N 75°36′34″W
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built1866-1867, 1869, 1935-1936
ArchitectHutton, Addison; et al.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.02000380[1]
Added to NRHPApril 18, 2002

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References
  1. "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" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Douglas V. McVarish and Barbara M. Copp Everett (April 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Barclay House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.
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