1724 Chester Courthouse

The Chester Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Chester, Pennsylvania that served as the Chester County courthouse from 1724 to 1789, the Delaware County courthouse from 1789 to 1850 and the City Hall for the city of Chester.

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Type: courthouse
Description: historic courthouse in Chester, Pennsylvania
Also known as: “Chester Courthouse” and “Old Chester Courthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chester Transit Center and St. Michael’s Church.

Chester Transit Center

Railway station

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The Chester Transit Center is a SEPTA bus and train station in Chester, Pennsylvania. The outside portion of the ground level serves SEPTA City Transit Division Route 37, and Suburban Transit Division Routes 109, 113, 114, 117, 118, and 119.

St. Michael’s Church

Church

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St. Michael’s Church is situated 990 feet north of 1724 Chester Courthouse.

State Correctional Institution – Chester

Prison

State Correctional Institution – Chester is a medium-security, all-male correctional facility in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. State Correctional Institution – Chester is situated 2,500 feet east of 1724 Chester Courthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Upland and Parkside.

Upland

Village

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Upland is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Upland is governed by an elected seven-member borough council. As of the 2020 census, Upland had a population of 3,068.

Parkside

Village

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Parkside is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Parkside had a population of 2,321.

Crum Lynne

Hamlet

Crum Lynne is an unincorporated community in Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Crum Lynne is situated 2½ miles northeast of 1724 Chester Courthouse.

1724 Chester Courthouse

Location: Chester, Delaware County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.8488° or 39° 50′ 56″ north

Longitude

-75.3598° or 75° 21′ 35″ west

Elevation

23 feet (7 metres)

Open location code

87F6RJXR+G3

GeoNames ID

7276034

Wikidata ID

Q4552563

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