New Century Clubhouse
New Century Clubhouse, January 2010
New Century Clubhouse is located in Pennsylvania
New Century Clubhouse
New Century Clubhouse is located in the United States
New Century Clubhouse
Location501 South High Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′19″N 75°35′58″W / 39.955388°N 75.599447°W / 39.955388; -75.599447
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1914
Built byBurns, Joseph M.
ArchitectWhite, Ralph E.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.83002225[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 1983

The New Century Clubhouse, also known as Square House, is an historic, American clubhouse for a local women's club that is located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

History and architectural features

Built in 1914, this historic structure is a two-story, T-shaped, stuccoed building with flanking one-story wings. Designed in the Colonial Revival style, it sits on a raised basement and has a hipped roof. The front entrance features a porch with Doric order columns. The five-bay, rear wing houses an auditorium with stage and dressing rooms.[2] As of January 2010, the building was being used by a Unitarian church.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "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 Florence W. Ring; Katharine Stamboolian & Alice Kent Schooler (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: New Century Clubhouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.
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