Chester County Courthouse 140 Main St.	Chester City Hall and Opera House 100 West End St.	U.S. Post Office 158 Main St.	St. Mark's Episcopal Church 130 Center St.	St. Joseph's Catholic Church 100-114 West End St.
Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church Wylie and Church Sts.	Purity Presbyterian Church 135 Wylie St.	Metroplitan A.M.E. Zion Church 182 York St.	Bethel United Methodist Church 109 York St.	107-117 Main St.
Joseph Wylie Building 113-117 Main St.	Joseph Wylie Building 119 Main St.	McAlily's Building 118-122 Main St.	National Exchange Building 125 Main St.	Wiley-Augurs Building 130-134 Main St.
Graham-Hardin Building 136 Main St.	Upper Gadsden St.	Lower Gadsden St.	Peoples Bank Building 109-111 Gadsden St.	Commercial Bank Buildiing 122-126 Gadsden St.

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The focal point of the Chester Historic District is The Hill, a triangular-shaped plaza on an eminence at the center of the city, around which the original settlement grew, and which now includes the city hall and a relatively well-preserved collection of late nineteenth and early twentieth century commercial buildings. The district now also includes the remainder of the central business area, containing the county courthouse and the federal building, as well as most of the older residential areas of the city and the early churches that are within them. Of the 475 properties in the district, 324 are considered to contribute to its historical character. The city of Chester was formed in the late eighteenth century as Chesterville. However, most of the properties included in the district reflect the city’s history through the second half of the nineteenth and in the early twentieth centuries. As a result, the buildings display a wide variety of architectural styles reflective of stylistic trends during that time span, including Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Victorian, Romanesque Revival, Queen Anne, Classical Revival, and Bungalow. In addition, the district reflects the city’s role as a commercial center for the surrounding county, and as its political and governmental hub. Listed in the National Register June 13, 1972; Boundary increase March 15, 1988.

View a map showing the boundaries of the Chester Historic District.