Half-Moon Inn

The Half-Moon Inn, also known as the Court Inn and Thorton's Tavern, is an historic inn and tavern which is located in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Half-Moon Inn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Court Inn. October 2012.
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Location	101 and 105 Court St., Newtown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°13′40″N 74°56′10″W
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1733
Architectural style	Colonial
NRHP reference No.	77001128[1]
Added to NRHP	December 6, 1977

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1]

History and architectural features

The original one-and-one-half-story, stone and frame building was built in 1733. Subsequent additions were erected in 1740, 1757 and 1792.^[2]

The section located at 101 Court Street is a two-and-one-half-story, three-bay, stone structure. It was restored in 1965 by the Newtown Historic Association. The section located at 105 Court Street has a stuccoed stone first story, with a timber frame second story that was added between 1825 and 1840.^[2]

This building housed an inn and tavern until 1818, during which time Newtown served as the county seat.^[2]

The building is currently home to the headquarters of the Newtown Historic Association and is open as a local history museum. The holdings include a special collection on early American folk painter, Edward Hicks (1780-1849).^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1]