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West Chester Downtown Historic District

Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

Field	Value
name	West Chester Downtown Historic District
nrhp_type	hd	nocat = yes
image	Westchester.jpg
caption	West Chester Downtown Historic District, January 2006
location	Roughly bounded by West Chester's northern boundary, Poplar Street, East Rosedale Avenue, and South Bradford Avenue
West Chester, Pennsylvania
coordinates
locmapin	Pennsylvania#USA
architect	Walter, Thomas U.; Multiple
architecture	Mid-19th Century Revival, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
added	July 2, 1985
area	521.4 acre
refnum	85001447
increase	February 27, 2005
increase_refnum	05000096

West Chester, Pennsylvania The West Chester Downtown Historic District is a national historic district that is located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.

This district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The boundary was increased on February 27, 2005.

History and architectural features

This district encompasses 3,137 contributing buildings in West Chester. It includes residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings that were built between 1789 and the 1930s. Notable buildings include the U.S. Post Office (1907), the Green Tree Building (1933), St. Agnes Church (1851), the Biddle Street School (1917), the Major Groff Memorial Armory, the Horticulture Building (1848) that was designed by Thomas U. Walter, the Denney-Reyburn factory, the Caleb Taylor Store (), Federal Ehne's Bakery (), Kofke's Store (), and the Woolworth building (1928). Also listed and located in the district are the Bank of Chester County, the Buckwalter Building, the Chester County Courthouse, the Farmers and Mechanics Building, and the Warner Theater.

References

{{NRISref
unknown. (January 7, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP West Chester Historic District (Boundary Increase)". National Archives and Records Administration.
Ray H. Ott, Jr.. (October 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP West Chester Downtown Historic District". National Archives and Records Administration.

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