The Spruce Grove School is an historic, American, one-room school that is located in Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Spruce Grove School | |
 Hidden behind a tall fence | |
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| Location | Brandywine Creek Rd., Newlin Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′7″N 75°46′8″W / 39.93528°N 75.76889°W |
| Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
| Built | 1839 |
| MPS | West Branch Brandywine Creek MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85002378[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 16, 1985 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
History and architectural features
editThis historic school was built in 1839, and is a one-story, twenty-four-foot-square stone structure with a gable roof and a corbeled stone cornice. In 1924, Spruce Grove School was converted to a private residence. Also located on the property is a stone abutment for a suspension bridge that once crossed the adjacent West Branch of the Brandywine River.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes M.L. Wolf (November 1984). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Spruce Grove School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-16.