Sunnybrook (Lower Pottsgrove Township, Pennsylvania) Explained

Sunnybrook
Location:50 Sunnybrook Rd., Lower Pottsgrove Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.2486°N -75.6108°W
Built:1926
Architect:Hartenstine, Raymond, Sr.
Added:August 11, 2005
Refnum:05000855

Sunnybrook, also known as the Sunnybrook Park & Ballroom, Sunnybrook Convention Center: Colonial Restaurant, is an historic, American ballroom and restaurant that is located in Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

History and architectural features

Built in 1931 and expanded in 1937, this historic structure is a 26,000 square foot, one-story, utilitarian, frame building with exaggerated ceiling heights under various roof angles and heights. It was expanded again in 1964 with the addition of the Colonial Restaurant and in 1998 with a brewery/pub. Also located on the property is a contributing two-story, frame, bath house that was built in 1926. The buildings are part of the Sunnybrook Picnic Park complex.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H140507_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sunnybrook]. 2012-05-24. Estelle Cremers. PDF. April 2005.