The West Chester Boarding School for Boys, also known as Square House, is an historic, American boarding school and national historic district located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
History and architectural features
Built in 1836 as a private academy, this historic school is a three-story, five-bay by four-bay, brick building that was designed in the Federal style. It measures forty feet by forty-nine feet and has a low-pitched, gable roof with widow's walk. The front facade has a two-story portico that was added during the mid-nineteenth century. The school closed in 1862, after which the building was used as a private residence.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
- ^ 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). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved November 2, 2012. Note: This includes Jane L.S. Davidson and Elizabeth Giles Griner (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: West Chester Boarding School for Boys" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2012.
