National Register of Historic Places

Sugartown Historic District

Malvern, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Listed
September 6, 1984
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
84003230

About this property

Sugartown is an unincorporated settlement that is located in central Willistown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States, at the intersection of Sugartown and Boot Roads. It is situated eighteen miles west of Philadelphia. The town was named after Eli Shugart, a 19th-century tavern keeper. Sugartown is a typical crossroads village that provides goods and services to the surrounding farm community. It played an important part in the development of Willistown and contains an inn, general store, blacksmith and wheelwright, cabinetmaker, saddler, shoemaker and a doctor. The Sugartown Historic District is a national historic district that encompasses fourteen contributing buildings. It includes the Sign of the Spread Eagle tavern (c. 1790), the Sugartown Store (c. 1800) and residence (1860), the Willistown Township Building (1909), "Coxefield" (c. 1790), a shoemaker's shop (c. 1790), the Sugartown School (1866), the Friends school (1782–1783, 1862), and a schoolmaster's house (1785).

Location

Malvern, Chester County, Pennsylvania
40.00003, -75.50739

Categories

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Sources

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When was Sugartown Historic District listed on the National Register?

Sugartown Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 6, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Sugartown Historic District?

Sugartown Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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