Downtown in West Chester in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

137 North High Street

Circa 1855

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 26, 2025

1. 137 North High Street NRHP Marker

Inscription.

This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 39° 57.681′ N, 75° 36.347′ W. Marker is in West Chester, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of High Street and Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north on High Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 137 North High Street, West Chester PA 19380, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen

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Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Warner Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); Woman's Rights Convention of 1852 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of First School House in West Chester (about 300 feet away); Site of the First Schoolhouse (about 300 feet away); G. Raymond Rettew (about 400 feet away); Chester County Notables (about 500 feet away); Bank of Chester County (about 500 feet away); William Darlington (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Chester.

Regarding 137 North High Street. National Register Historic District Nomination Form Statement of Significance:

Established at the site of a crossroads tavern known as "Turks Head," this new town was the chosen site for a courthouse and prison to serve a scaled-down Chester County. The new Delaware County was carved out of the southeast corner of Chester County, which included the former county seat at the City of Chester. The District provides material documentation of the initial residential and later commercial and institutional redevelopment

137 North High Street and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 26, 2025

2. 137 North High Street and Marker

of these blocks; and subsequent expansion, first to the east and west and then to the north and south, that today comprises West Chester's Downtown and Central Business District.

Also see . . . West Chester Downtown Historic District Nomination Form. (Submitted on April 28, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.