Historic Sites of Newtown Square

The five buildings featured on this page, as depicted by local artist Carol Schaeffer, are National Register of Historic Places sites. A complete list of our historic sites can be found here.

Square Tavern (1742)

A Colonial crossroads tavern, witness to the Revolution, with ties to Benjamin West, father of American painting.

Bartram Bridge (1860)

The last surviving covered bridge in Delaware County, crossing Crum Creek and spanning history.

Paper Mill House (1770)

The Paper Mill House and Museum on the banks of Darby Creek was once housing for mill workers, and now contains a museum of local history.

Octagonal Schoolhouse (1842)

This stone school building with 8 sides was built in 1842 to replace a log cabin school, and was used as a schoolhouse until 1868.

St. David's Church (1715)

Early settlers "heartily engaged themselves to build a handsome stone church, named for the Patron Saint of Wales." They now rest in the ancient surrounding cemetery.