The New Century Clubhouse, also known as Square House, is an historic, American

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house for a local

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that is located in West Chester,

Chester County, Pennsylvania Chester County (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Tscheschter Kaundi''), colloquially known as Chesco, is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the De ...

. It was listed on 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 v ...

in 1983.

History and architectural features

Built in 1914, this historic structure is a two-story, "T"-shaped,

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ed building with flanking one-story wings. Designed in the

Colonial Revival The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture. The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the archi ...

style, it sits on a raised basement and has a hipped roof. The front entrance features a porch with

Doric order The Doric order was one of the three orders of ancient Greek and later Roman architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian. The Doric is most easily recognized by the simple circular capitals at the top of col ...

columns. The five-bay, rear wing houses an

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with stage and dressing rooms. ''Note:'' This includes As of January 2010, the building was being used by a Unitarian church. It was listed on the

in 1983.

References

External links

Unitarian Congregation of West Chester website
{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania West Chester, Pennsylvania Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Colonial Revival architecture in Pennsylvania Buildings and structures completed in 1914 Buildings and structures in Chester County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania