Spruce Grove School
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Hidden behind a tall fence
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Location | Brandywine Creek Rd., Newlin Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°56′7″N 75°46′8″W / 39.93528°N 75.76889°WCoordinates: 39°56′7″N 75°46′8″W / 39.93528°N 75.76889°W |
Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
Built | 1839 |
MPS | West Branch Brandywine Creek MRA |
NRHP reference # | 85002378 |
Added to NRHP | September 16, 1985 |
Spruce Grove School is a historic one-room school located in Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The school was built in 1839, and is a one-story, 24-feet square stone structure with a gable roof. It features a corbeled stone cornice. In 1924, Spruce Grove School was converted to a private residence. Also on the property is a stone abutment for a suspension bridge that once crossed the adjacent West Branch of the Brandywine River.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.