Barclay House (West Chester, Pennsylvania) Explained

Barclay House
Location:535 and 539 N. Church St., West Chester, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9669°N -75.6094°W
Built:1866-1867, 1869, 1935-1936
Architect:Hutton, Addison; et al.
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Italianate
Added:April 18, 2002
Refnum:02000380

Barclay House, also known as the Joshua Hartshorne Estate, North Hill, and The Barclay, is a historic home located in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The original section was built in 1866–67, and believed to have been designed by architect Addison Hutton (1834–1916). It was a -story, brick dwelling in the Italianate style. It was expanded to three stories with the expansion of 1935–36. Also added at that time was a three-story connecting block, three-story west block, and one-story north block. The house was also renovated in the Colonial Revival style. The north block was expanded to two stories in 1998. Also on the property is a contributing carriage house built in 1869. It was converted to a residence in 1925. It was built as a single family residence, but converted to a Quaker boarding home for the elderly in 1935–1936. The boarding home closed at this location in 1997.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Searchable database. 2012-11-02. 2012-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20121028073929/http://www.arch.state.pa.us/. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H107555_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Barclay House]. 2012-11-05. Douglas V. McVarish and Barbara M. Copp Everett. PDF. April 2000.