West Chester State College Quadrangle Historic District, also known as the Quadrangle Historic District, is a group of historic academic buildings and national
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
located on the campus of
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester University (also known as West Chester, WCU, or WCUPA, and officially as West Chester University of Pennsylvania) is a public research university in and around West Chester, Pennsylvania. The university is accredited by the Middle ...
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 consists of five contributing buildings built between 1891 and 1940. They are Recitation Hall (1891-1893), the former Model School (1899, Ruby Jones Hall), the
Old Library (1902-1904),
Philips Memorial Building
Philips Memorial Hall is a building of West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester University, in West Chester, Pennsylvania, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, named after George Morris Philips (principal from 1881–1920), orig ...
(1925-1927), and Anderson Hall (1937-1940). Except for Philips and Anderson, these buildings are all constructed of native Chester County
serpentine stone.
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 ...
on October 8, 1981 for its significance in architecture and education.
Gallery
File:Old Library, West Chester University, PA - front view.jpg, Old Library
File:Philips Hall WCU 1.JPG, Philips Memorial Building
Philips Memorial Hall is a building of West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester University, in West Chester, Pennsylvania, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, named after George Morris Philips (principal from 1881–1920), orig ...
File:Recitation Hall, West Chester University, PA - front view.jpg, Recitation Hall
File:Anderson Hall, West Chester University, PA - front view.jpg, Anderson Hall
References
{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
West Chester University
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Historic districts in Chester County, Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania