Chester Springs Historic District facts for kids
Quick facts for kids |
|
|
Chester Springs Historic District
|
|
Yellow Springs Tavern, HABS Photo, April 1959
|
|
 Location in Pennsylvania
Location in the United States
|
|
| Location | North of Chester Springs on Art School Road, West Pikeland Township, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Area | 145 acres (59 ha) |
| Built | 1816 |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000691 |
| Added to NRHP | May 27, 1971 |
Chester Springs Historic District, also known as The Old Art School, Orphan's School, Yellow Springs Spa, and Good News Buildings, is a national historic district located in West Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 7 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in the spa community of Chester Springs. The district includes the old hotel and inn, two large residences, a bath house at one end of the springs, and a studio. It also includes a wooden summer house that enclosed the iron springs. The property was the site of a hospital commissioned by the Continental Congress and built in 1777. The three-story, 106 feet by 36 feet wide building burned in 1902, was reconstructed, then burned again in the 1960s. The Yellow Springs resort operated in the early-mid 19th century and many of the buildings date from that period.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
