Chester Springs Historic District

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Chester Springs Historic District
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Yellow Springs Tavern, HABS Photo, April 1959
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LocationNorth of Chester Springs on Art School Road, West Pikeland Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°05′45″N75°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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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 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.