The Half-Moon Inn, also known as the Court Inn and Thorton's Tavern, is an historic

inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommo ...

and

tavern A tavern is a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food such as different types of roast meats and cheese, and (mostly historically) where travelers would receive lodging. An inn is a tavern t ...

which is located in Newtown,

Bucks County, Pennsylvania Bucks County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 646,538, making it the fourth-most populous county in Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Doylestown. The county is named after the English ...

. It was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 1977.

History and architectural features

The original one-and-one-half-story, stone and frame building was built in 1733. Subsequent additions were erected in 1740, 1757 and 1792. ''Note:'' This includes The section located at 101 Court Street is a two-and-one-half-story, three-bay, stone structure. It was restored in 1965 by the Newtown Historic Association. The section located at 105 Court Street has a stuccoed stone first story, with a timber frame second story that was added between 1825 and 1840. ''Note:'' This includes This building housed an inn and tavern until 1818, during which time Newtown served as the county seat. ''Note:'' This includes The building is currently home to the headquarters of the Newtown Historic Association and is open as a local history museum. The holdings include a special collection on early American folk painter,

Edward Hicks Edward Hicks (April 4, 1780 – August 23, 1849) was an American folk painter and distinguished religious minister of the Society of Friends (aka "Quakers"). He became a Quaker icon because of his paintings. Biography Early life Edward ...

(1780-1849).Newtown Historic Association website
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in 1977.

References

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