Sugartown, Pennsylvania

Last updated

Sugartown Historic District
Sugartown Houses.jpg
Saddler's Shop and the General Store
USA Pennsylvania location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
LocationSugartown, Boot, Spring, Dutton Mill, and Providence Roads, near Malvern, Willistown Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°59′57″N75°30′30″W / 39.99917°N 75.50833°W / 39.99917; -75.50833
Area39 acres (16 ha)
NRHP reference No. 84003230 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 07, 1984

Sugartown is an unincorporated settlement that is located in central Willistown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States, at the intersection of Sugartown and Boot Roads. It is situated eighteen miles west of Philadelphia.

Contents

History

The town was named after Eli Shugart, a 19th-century tavern keeper. Sugartown is a typical crossroads village that provides goods and services to the surrounding farm community. It played an important part in the development of Willistown and contains an inn, general store, blacksmith and wheelwright, cabinetmaker, saddler, shoemaker and a doctor.

The Sugartown Historic District is a national historic district that encompasses fourteen contributing buildings. It includes the Sign of the Spread Eagle tavern (c. 1790), the Sugartown Store (c. 1800) and residence (1860), the Willistown Township Building (1909), "Coxefield" (c. 1790), a shoemaker's shop (c. 1790), the Sugartown School (1866), the Friends school (1782-1783, 1862), and a schoolmaster's house (1785). [2]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malvern, Pennsylvania</span> Borough in Pennsylvania, United States

Malvern is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Malvern is the terminus of the Philadelphia Main Line. It is 19.4 miles (31.2 km) west of Philadelphia. The population was 3,419 at the 2020 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Willistown Township, Pennsylvania</span> Township in Pennsylvania, United States

Willistown Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,497 at the 2010 census. At the 1860 census, the population of Willistown was 1,521, and in 1980 it was 8,269.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Valley School District</span> School district in Pennsylvania

Great Valley School District is located on the Philadelphia Main Line in eastern Chester County, Pennsylvania. The district provides public education for students in Charlestown, East Whiteland, and Willistown townships, and the borough of Malvern. The district is located in the general area known locally as Great Valley. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the district operated virtually from March 12, 2020 to August 30, 2021, and had a mask mandate implemented from 2020 to 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Potterstown, New Jersey</span> Populated place in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, US

Potterstown is an unincorporated community along the border of Clinton and Readington townships in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rebersburg Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

The Rebersburg Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Miles Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thornton Village Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

The Thornton Village Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Thornbury Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Situated in the crossroads at the intersection of Glen Mills and Thornton Roads in the village of Thornton, this district includes thirteen contributing buildings that were built between 1750 and 1855, some of which were created in the Federal style.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Geneva Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

The New Geneva Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trexler Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

The Trexler Historic District, also known as Trexler Station, is a national historic district that is located in Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Morgantown Historic District (Morgantown, Pennsylvania)</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

The Morgantown Historic District, also known as the Old Main Street Historic District, is a national historic district that is located in Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spring Valley Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

The Spring Valley Historic District, also known as Mechanic's Valley, is a national historic district that is located in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Village of Edgewood Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

The Village of Edgewood Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Springtown Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

The Springtown Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Springtown, Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">R. Brognard Okie</span>

Richardson Brognard Okie Jr. (1875-1945) was an American architect. He is noted for his Colonial-Revival houses and his sensitive restorations of historic buildings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grove Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

The Grove Historic District is a national historic district which is located in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Okehocking Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

Okehocking Historic District, also known as the Okehocking Indian Land Grant Historic District, is a national historic district in Willistown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">White Horse Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

The White Horse Historic District, also known as White Horse Village, is a national historic district that is located in Willistown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chester Springs Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elverson Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

Elverson Historic District is a national historic district located in Elverson, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 133 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 4 contributing structures in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Elverson. The district includes a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings with examples of Bungalow/craftsman, Georgian, and Gothic Revival architecture. Contributing buildings date from about 1750 to about 1930. Notable buildings include "The Bank House", train station (1870), Springfield M.E. Church (1869), Blue Rock Hotel (1860), Dengler Bro. Store, Whoye Horse Tavern (1811), The Creamery (1906), and Springfield School (1873). One of the contributing structures is the railroad car "Baltimore County."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dilworthtown Historic District</span> Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

Dilworthtown Historic District is a national historic district located in Dilworthtown, Birmingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses eight contributing buildings in the crossroads community of Dilworthtown. They include the Dilworth House, stone house (1820), Dilworthtown Lyceum or meeting hall, Dilworthtown Store (1858), two tenant houses, and a two-story log cabin dated to 1686 or the early-18th century. The focal point of the district is the Dilworth House, also known as the Dilworthtown Inn, which has operated as an inn and tavern since the late 18th century. The town was at the center of the fighting during the Battle of Brandywine in September 1777.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mount Pleasant, Hunterdon County, New Jersey</span> Populated place in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, US

Mount Pleasant is an unincorporated community located along County Route 519 on the border of Alexandria Township and Holland Township, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The Mount Pleasant Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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 Martha Leigh Wolf (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Sugartown Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2012.