Built 1836 NRHP Reference # 89002257 Area 1,600 m² Added to NRHP 4 January 1990 | Built by Sharpless, Nathan Opened 1836 Architectural style Federal architecture | |
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Location 200 E. Biddle St., West Chester, Pennsylvania Similar William Everhart Buildings, Farmers and Mechanic, Bank of Chester County, First Presbyterian Church of, Brandywine Battlefield | ||
West Chester Boarding School for Boys, also known as Square House, is a historic boarding school and national historic district located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1836 as a private academy, and is a three-story, five bay by four bay, brick building in the Federal style. It measures 40 feet by 49 feet and has a low pitched gable roof with widow's walk. The front facade has a two-story portico added in the mid-19th century. The school closed in 1862, after which the building was used as a private residence.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
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