Spruce Grove School
Spruce Grove School | |
 Hidden behind a tall fence | |
  Location within Pennsylvania  Location within the United States | |
| Location | Brandywine Creek Rd., Newlin Township, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°56′7″N 75°46′8″W / 39.93528°N 75.76889°W |
| Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
| Built | 1839 |
| MPS | West Branch Brandywine Creek MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85002378 |
| Added to NRHP | September 16, 1985 |
The Spruce Grove School is an historic, one-room school in Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
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.
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ M. L. Wolf (November 1984). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Spruce Grove School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 15, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
