West Chester Downtown Historic District

West Chester Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 3,137 contributing buildings in West Chester. It includes residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings built between 1789 and the 1930s. Notable buildings include the U.S. Post Office, Green Tree Building (1933), St. Agnes Church (1851), Biddle Street School (1917), Major Groff Memorial Armory, Horticulture Building (1848) designed by Thomas U. Walter, Denney-Reyburn factory, Caleb Taylor Store (c. 1818), Federal Ehne's Bakery (c. 1816), Kofke's Store (c. 1816), and Woolworth (1928). Also listed and located in the district are the Bank of Chester County, Buckwalter Building, Chester County Courthouse, Farmers and Mechanics Building, and Warner Theater.[2]

West Chester Downtown Historic District
West Chester Downtown Historic District, January 2006
LocationRoughly bounded by West Chester's northern boundary, Poplar Street, East Rosedale Avenue, and South Bradford Avenue
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′37″N 75°36′20″W
Area521.4 acres (211.0 ha)
ArchitectWalter, Thomas U.; Multiple
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.85001447[1] (original)
05000096[1] (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 2, 1985
Boundary increaseFebruary 27, 2005

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] The boundary was increased on February 27, 2005.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Ray H. Ott, Jr. (October 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: West Chester Downtown Historic" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.
  3. "NRHP Nomination Form: West Chester Downtown Historic District (Boundary increase)" (PDF). National Park Service – via CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System for Pennsylvania.


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