Sunnybrook
National Register of Historic Places

Sunnybrook

Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Listed
August 10, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
05000855

About this property

Sunnybrook, also known as the Sunnybrook Park & Ballroom, Sunnybrook Convention Center: Colonial Restaurant, is an historic ballroom and restaurant in Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. 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.

Location

50 Sunnybrook Rd.
Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
40.24920, -75.61083

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Sunnybrook listed on the National Register?

Sunnybrook was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 10, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Sunnybrook?

Sunnybrook is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Sunnybrook?

The period of significance for Sunnybrook is recorded as the colonial era.

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