West Chester State College Quadrangle Historic District
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West Chester State College Quadrangle Historic District
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Old Main Entry, West Chester State College Quadrangle Historic District, January 2010
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West Chester State College Quadrangle Historic District (the US)
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| Location | Bounded by S. High and S. Church Sts., College and Rosedale Aves., West Chester, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°57′08″N 75°35′55″W / 39.95222°N 75.59861°WCoordinates: 39°57′08″N 75°35′55″W / 39.95222°N 75.59861°W |
| Area | 12.6 acres (5.1 ha) |
| Built | 1891-1940 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Other, Collegiate Gothic |
| NRHP reference # | 81000539 |
| Added to NRHP | October 8, 1981 |
West Chester State College Quadrangle Historic District, also known as the Quadrangle Historic District, is a group of historic academic buildings and national historic district located on the campus of West Chester University of Pennsylvania in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It consists of five contributing buildings built between 1891 and 1940. They are Recitation Hall (1891-1893), the former Model School (1899, Ruby Jones Hall), the Old Library (1902-1904), Philips Memorial Building (1925-1927), and Anderson Hall (1937-1940). Except for Philips, these buildings are all constructed of native Chester County serpentine stone.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
Old Library at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, April 2011
Philips Memorial Building
Dedication plaque
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