Kennett Square Village 1750-1840s

Tour Overview

Kennett Crossroads

The settlement and expansion of the village of Kennett Square

Stops

1. Stop 1: Kennett Heritage Center - 120 N. Union Street - Starting point of tour

2. Stop 2: State & Union Streets - northwest corner

3. Stop 3: 100 E. State Street - The Swayne Block

4. Stop 4: 114 E. State Street - Musgrave/Shippen House 1767, Kennett Hotel and J.J. Newberry’s department store.

5. Stop 5: 201 E. State Street - John & Susan Love’s house (presently Lettie’s Tavern)

6. Stop 6: 216 E. State Street – State Street Meeting 1813; (presently Kennett Library, 1962-2022)

7. Stop 7: 223-227 E. State Street- Samuel Martin’s first Boarding school ca. 1833 (Michoacana Ice Cream, far right);

8. Stop 8: 305-323 E. State built in the 1840s

9. Stop 9: E. State & Willow Streets – Site of the S&M Pennock Agricultural Implements Foundry 1845 ( E&H appliances)

10. Stop 10: N. Willow & E. Linden Streets Pennock Foundry Worker housing; Two sets of row houses: one on each side of E. Linden Street.

11. Stop 11: 200 - 206 E. Linden St. site of Brosius Pottery 1847-1885

12. Stop 12: Parking Garage- site of Pure Spring Water Company 1847

13. Stop 13: 200-216 N. Union Street Village- built 1839-1846

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