Old Rose Tree Tavern
Old Rose Tree Tavern | |
Old Rose Tree Tavern in 2013 | |
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Location | Northeast of junction of Rose Tree and Providence Roads, Media, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°56′17″N 75°23′34″W / 39.93806°N 75.39278°WCoordinates: 39°56′17″N 75°23′34″W / 39.93806°N 75.39278°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1809 |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 71000705[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 21, 1971 |
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The Old Rose Tree Tavern is a historic inn and tavern located in Rose Tree Park just north of the borough of Media, in Upper Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
History[]
John Calvert was granted the land that the tavern stands on in 1682 by William Penn. Daniel Calvert, likely John's grandson, built a frame building along the Providence Great Road (now Pennsylvania Route 252) and was licensed to run a tavern there in 1739.
The current building is a large 2 1/2-story, fieldstone building, built in 1809, on the site of the earlier frame structure. A stone addition was built in 1836.[2] The tavern was moved about 100 yards from its original site when PA-252 was widened.[3] During 2011 the building was renovated and now houses the Brandywine Conference & Visitors Bureau.[4]
The tavern was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1971.[1]
Gallery[]
View from the southeast
View from the west showing a 1739 datestone.
View from the north.
Before 2011 restoration.
See also[]
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References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Elisabeth Donaghy (July 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Rose Tree Tavern" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ^ See photograph of original site
- ^ Brandywine Conference & Visitors Bureau
- Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Federal architecture in Pennsylvania
- Commercial buildings completed in 1809
- Buildings and structures in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- 1739 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Delaware County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs