Spruce Grove School


Spruce Grove School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Hidden behind a tall fence
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Location	Brandywine Creek Rd., Newlin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′7″N 75°46′8″W / 39.93528°N 75.76889°W / 39.93528; -75.76889Coordinates: 39°56′7″N 75°46′8″W / 39.93528°N 75.76889°W / 39.93528; -75.76889
Area	0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built	1839
MPS	West Branch Brandywine Creek MRA
NRHP Reference #	85002378^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 16, 1985

Spruce Grove School is a historic one-room school located in Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The school was built in 1839, and is a one-story, 24-feet square stone structure with a gable roof. It features a corbeled stone cornice. In 1924, Spruce Grove School was converted to a private residence. Also 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

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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.

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