Chester Springs Historic District, also known as The Old Art School, Orphan's School, Yellow Springs Spa, and Good News Buildings, is a national

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located in West Pikeland Township,

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. The district includes 7 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in the

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community of Chester Springs. The district includes the old hotel and inn, two large residences, a bath house at one end of the springs, and a studio. It also includes a wooden summer house that enclosed the iron springs. The property was the site of a

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commissioned by the

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and built in 1777. The three-story, 106 feet by 36 feet wide building burned in 1902, was reconstructed, then burned again in the 1960s. The Yellow Springs resort operated in the early-mid 19th century and many of the buildings date from that period. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

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in 1971.

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(HABS) documentation, filed under Yellow Springs and Art School Roads (West Pikeland Township), Chester Springs, Chester County, PA: ** ** **
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