New Century Clubhouse

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New Century Clubhouse
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New Century Clubhouse, January 2010
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Location501 South High Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°57′19″N75°35′58″W / 39.955388°N 75.599447°W / 39.955388; -75.599447
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1914
Built byBurns, Joseph M.
ArchitectWhite, Ralph E.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 83002225 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 1983

The New Century Clubhouse, also known as Square House, is an historic, American clubhouse for a local women's club that is located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

History and architectural features

Built in 1914, this historic structure is a two-story, T-shaped, stuccoed building with flanking one-story wings. Designed in the Colonial Revival style, it sits on a raised basement and has a hipped roof. The front entrance features a porch with Doric order columns. The five-bay, rear wing houses an auditorium with stage and dressing rooms. [2] As of January 2010, the building was being used by a Unitarian church.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Florence W. Ring, Katharine Stamboolian, and Alice Kent Schooler (August 1982). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP New Century Clubhouse. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 13, 2025.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (Downloading may be slow.)