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Grove Historic District

Coordinates: 40°00′16″N 75°38′03″W / 40.00444°N 75.63417°W / 40.00444; -75.63417
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Grove Historic District
Grove Methodist Church, Grove Historic District, January 2010
Grove Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Grove Historic District
Grove Historic District is located in the United States
Grove Historic District
LocationSouth Whitford Road near Downingtown, West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°00′16″N 75°38′03″W / 40.00444°N 75.63417°W / 40.00444; -75.63417
Area19 acres (7.7 ha)
MPSWest Whiteland Township MRA
NRHP reference No.84003264[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 2, 1984

The Grove Historic District is a national historic district which is located in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

History and architectural features

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This historic district encompasses ten contributing buildings and one contributing site that are located in the crossroads village of Grove, Pennsylvania.

Notable buildings include the Grove Methodist Church, which was erected in 1888, the former one-room schoolhouse, which was built in 1870, the Grove Tavern, the Grove Church, and an old store. The contributing site is the cemetery adjacent to the Grove Methodist Church.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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". ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on October 28, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2012. Note: This includes Steve Del Sordo; Diane S. Snyder; Steve Kouter; Martha L. Wolf (January 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Grove Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2012.