West Chester State College Quadrangle Historic District

West Chester State College Quadrangle Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Old Main Entry, West Chester State College Quadrangle Historic District, January 2010

Location	Bounded by S. High and S. Church Sts., College and Rosedale Aves., West Chester, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′08″N 75°35′55″W / 39.95222°N 75.59861°W / 39.95222; -75.59861Coordinates: 39°57′08″N 75°35′55″W / 39.95222°N 75.59861°W / 39.95222; -75.59861
Area	12.6 acres (5.1 ha)
Built	1891-1940
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Other, Collegiate Gothic
NRHP Reference #	81000539^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 8, 1981

West Chester State College Quadrangle Historic District, also known as the Quadrangle Historic District, is a group of historic academic buildings and national historic district located on the campus of West Chester University of Pennsylvania in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It consists of five contributing buildings built between 1891 and 1940. They are Recitation Hall (1891-1893), the former Model School (1899, Ruby Jones Hall), the Old Library (1902-1904), Philips Memorial Building (1925-1927), and Anderson Hall (1937-1940). Except for Philips, these buildings are all constructed of native Chester County serpentine stone.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.^[1]

Gallery

Old Library at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, April 2011
Philips Memorial Building
Dedication plaque

References

1 2 Staff (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). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Richard J. Webster (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: West Chester State College Quadrangle Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.

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