New Century Clubhouse

United States historic place
New Century Clubhouse
New Century Clubhouse, January 2010
39°57′19″N 75°35′58″W / 39.955388°N 75.599447°W / 39.955388; -75.599447
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1914
Built byBurns, Joseph M.
ArchitectWhite, Ralph E.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.83002225[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 1983

The New Century Clubhouse, also known as Square House, is an historic, American clubhouse for a local women's club that is located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

History and architectural features

Built in 1914, this historic structure is a two-story, T-shaped, stuccoed building with flanking one-story wings. Designed in the Colonial Revival style, it sits on a raised basement and has a hipped roof. The front entrance features a porch with Doric order columns. The five-bay, rear wing houses an auditorium with stage and dressing rooms.[2] As of January 2010, the building was being used by a Unitarian church.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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 Florence W. Ring; Katharine Stamboolian & Alice Kent Schooler (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: New Century Clubhouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.

External links

  • Unitarian Congregation of West Chester website
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