Spruce Grove School

United States historic place


Spruce Grove School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Hidden behind a tall fence
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 No.	85002378^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 16, 1985

The Spruce Grove School is an historic, American, one-room school that is located in Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

History and architectural features

This historic school was built in 1839, and is a one-story, twenty-four-foot-square stone structure with a gable roof and a corbeled stone cornice. In 1924, Spruce Grove School was converted to a private residence. Also located 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

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "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.