Glenmoore, Pennsylvania

Glenmoore, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Location in Chester County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
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Coordinates: 40°05′20″N75°46′19″W / 40.08889°N 75.77194°W / 40.08889; -75.77194
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Chester
Township	Wallace
Area
• Total	12.1 sq mi (31 km2)
• Land	12.0 sq mi (31 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.26 km2)
Elevation	446 ft (136 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19343 [1]
Area codes	610 and 484

Glenmoore is an unincorporated community that is located in Chester County, Pennsylvania in the United States. ^[2] It is part of the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area.

As of 2020, it had a population of 872. ^[3]

History

Glenmoore Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	At the jct of Fairview and Creek Rds, roughly bounded by Park Ln, Indiantown Rd, and Howson Ln, Wallace, Pennsylvania
Area	70 acres (28 ha)
Built	1861 (1861)
Architectural style	Late Victorian, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	11000107 [4]
Added to NRHP	March 18, 2011

Glenmoore is located within Wallace Township. It is notable for being the site of the Upattinas School and Resource Center (1971-2014).

It was the birthplace of William Moore McClure, a Union Army colonel during the Civil War. ^[5] According to DeLeon, Glenmoore is home of "... the smallest church in the world..." where the downtown is so small that it "... consists of an intersection with no traffic and one antiques shop next to a convenience store...." ^[6]

The Glenmoore Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. ^[4] It encompasses 56 contributing buildings. ^[7]

Geography

Glenmoore is located on Pennsylvania Route 282.

Gallery

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  PA 282 Alternate Truck in Eagle, Pennsylvania going towards Glenmoore

References

1. "19343 ZIP Code". Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
2. "Glenmoore, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved May 26, 2014.
3. "Glenmoore". data.census.gov. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
5. Roger D. Hunt (2007). Colonels in Blue: Union Army Colonels of the Civil War : the Mid-Atlantic ... ISBN   9780811702539.
6. DeLeon, Clark (2001). Pennsylvania: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities and Other Offbeat Stuff . Globe Pequot Press. p. 17. ISBN   9780762745883.
7. Robert J. Wise, Jr., and Seth Hinshaw (January 2011). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Glenmoore Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 14, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)