Old Rose Tree Tavern
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| File:Rose Tree Tavern 2013.JPG Old Rose Tree Tavern in 2013 | |
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| Location | Northeast of junction of Rose Tree and Providence Roads, Media, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1809 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000705[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 21, 1971 |
The Old Rose Tree Tavern is an historic, American inn and tavern that is located in Rose Tree Park, just north of the borough of Media, in Upper Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1971.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]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.[2]
The tavern was moved roughly one hundred yards from its original site when PA-252 was widened.[3] During 2011 the building was renovated and now houses the Brandywine Conference & Visitors Bureau.[4]
This tavern was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1971.[1]
Gallery
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View from the southeast
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View from the west showing a 1739 datestone
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View from the north
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Before 2011 restoration'
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Original Calvert land grant
See also
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References
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- Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Federal architecture in Pennsylvania
- Commercial buildings completed in 1809
- Buildings and structures in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- 1739 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Upper Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania