National Register of Historic Places

Old Rose Tree Tavern

Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Listed
June 20, 1971
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
71000705

About this property

The Old Rose Tree Tavern is an historic inn and tavern in Rose Tree Park, just north of the borough of Media, in Upper Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1971. John Calvert was granted the land that the tavern stands on in 1682 by William Penn. Daniel Calvert, who was 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 two-and-one-half-story, fieldstone building. It was erected in 1809 on the site of the earlier frame structure. A stone addition was built in 1836. The tavern was moved roughly one hundred yards from its original site when PA-252 was widened. During 2011 the building was renovated and now houses the Brandywine Conference & Visitors Bureau. This tavern was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1971. National Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Location

Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
39.93815, -75.39234

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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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When was Old Rose Tree Tavern listed on the National Register?

Old Rose Tree Tavern was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 20, 1971.

What type of historic resource is Old Rose Tree Tavern?

Old Rose Tree Tavern is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Old Rose Tree Tavern is recorded as the early_republic era.

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