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Sugartown Historic District
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Saddler's Shop and the General Store
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| Nearest city: | Malvern, Pennsylvania |
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| Area: | 39 acres (16 ha) |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: |
84003230 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | September 07, 1984 |
Sugartown is an unincorporated settlement in central Willistown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States, at the intersection of Sugartown and Boot Roads. It is located 18 miles west of Philadelphia.
The town was named after Eli Shugart, an 19th-century tavern keeper. Sugartown is a typical crossroads village that provides goods and services to the surrounding farm community. It played an important part in the development of Willistown and contains an inn, general store, blacksmith and wheelwright, cabinetmaker, saddler, shoemaker and a doctor.
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