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]
Chester Springs Historic District | |
 Yellow Springs Tavern, HABS Photo, April 1959 | |
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| Location | North of Chester Springs on Art School Road, West Pikeland Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°05′45″N 75°37′24″W / 40.09583°N 75.62333°W |
| Area | 145 acres (59 ha) |
| Built | 1816 |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000691[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 27, 1971 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on October 28, 2012. 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.
External links
edit- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) documentation, filed under Yellow Springs and Art School Roads (West Pikeland Township), Chester Springs, Chester County, PA:
- HABS No. PA-1131, "Yellow Springs Tavern", 3 photos, 26 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. PA-1197, "Yellow Springs Bathhouse", 2 photos, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page, supplemental material
- HABS No. PA-1198, "Yellow Springs Summer House", 1 photo, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page, supplemental material