Square Tavern, also known as the John West House, The Square, and Newtown Square Tavern, is a historic

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 that h ...

located at

Newtown Square Newtown Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Prior to 1789 it was part of Chester County. The population was 12,216 as of the 2010 census, and was 19,705 as of 2017. History The first mention of the township was in 1684, ...

Delaware County, Pennsylvania Delaware County, colloquially referred to as Delco, is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. With a population of 576,830 as of the 2020 census, it is the List of counties in Pennsylvan ...

. The original section was completed in 1742, and is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular gable roofed brick building, measuring 32 feet wide and 28 feet deep. A small two-story kitchen addition was built sometime before 1798, and later replaced with a two-story wing. The wing was removed during the 1981 restoration, which returned the building to its 1742 appearance. The building serves as a museum and home to the Delaware County Tourist Bureau. ''Note:'' This includes 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 v ...

in 1984. Newtown Square Tavern Delco from SE.jpg, View from the southeast Newtown Square Tavern Delco from S.jpg, View from the south Newtown Square Tavern Delco from SW.jpg, View from the southwest Newtown Square Tavern Delco from NW.jpg, View from the northwest

References

External links

Newtown Square Historical Preservation Society
{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Museums in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1742 Buildings and structures in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Historic house museums in Pennsylvania 1742 establishments in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania