Square Tavern
title: "Square Tavern" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1742-establishments-in-pennsylvania", "buildings-and-structures-in-delaware-county,-pennsylvania", "commercial-buildings-on-the-national-register-of-historic-places-in-pennsylvania", "historic-house-museums-in-pennsylvania", "houses-completed-in-1742", "museums-in-delaware-county,-pennsylvania", "national-register-of-historic-places-in-delaware-county,-pennsylvania"] topic_path: "law" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_Tavern" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Square Tavern |
| image | Newtown Square Tavern Delco from SW 2.jpg |
| caption | Square Tavern, November 2015 |
| location | Newtown Street Rd. and Goshen Rd., Newtown Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| coordinates | |
| locmapin | Pennsylvania#USA |
| map_caption | Location of Square Tavern in Pennsylvania |
| built | 1742 |
| builder | Elliot, Francis |
| added | September 7, 1984 |
| area | 3 acre |
| refnum | 84003353 |
| :: |
| name = Square Tavern | nrhp_type = | image = Newtown Square Tavern Delco from SW 2.jpg | caption = Square Tavern, November 2015 | location = Newtown Street Rd. and Goshen Rd., Newtown Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. | coordinates = | locmapin = Pennsylvania#USA | map_caption = Location of Square Tavern in Pennsylvania | built = 1742 | builder = Elliot, Francis | added = September 7, 1984 | area = 3 acre | refnum = 84003353 The Square Tavern, also known as the John West House, The Square, and the Newtown Square Tavern, is an historic, American tavern that is located Newtown Township, Pennsylvania. It was the boyhood home of painter Benjamin West, known for his work depicting events of 18th century American history.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
History and architectural features
The original section of this historic structure was completed in 1742 and is a two-and-one-half-story, rectangular, gable-roofed, brick building that measures thirty-two feet wide and twenty-eight feet deep. A small two-story kitchen addition was built sometime before 1798, and was later replaced with a two-story wing. That wing was removed during a 1981 restoration, which returned the building to its 1742 appearance.
The building serves as a museum and home to the Delaware County Tourist Bureau.
Gallery
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
References
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- [https://nshistory.org/sqtavern Newtown Square Historical Society]
- John D. Milner. (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Square Tavern". National Archives and Records Administration.
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