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is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 959 at the 2000 census.
Settled near the region's early iron mines, Elverson is close by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site; an example of a 19th century
Elverson's earliest settlers arrived in the late 18th century when the area was known as
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it remained largely rural until the arrival of the Wilmington and Northern Railroad in 1870. By 1883, the town's population had more than doubled. The Borough of Elverson was officially incorporated on April 17 1911 from land annexed from West Nantmeal Township and it remained the commercial center of northwestern Chester County through the first half of the 20th century. In 1953 the borough annexed additional land resulting in its current size of about one square mile.
Elverson's building styles follow the periods of its commercial growth and range from early 19th century stone or log buildings to post-railroad Queen Anne structures and 20th century craftsman and Foursquare style houses. Commercial and residential development since the 1950s has occurred largely on the outskirts of the borough's historic center.