Baldwin's Book Barn

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Deep in the heart of the enchanting and historical Brandywine Valley in Chester County, Pennsylvania resides one of America’s truly distinctive bookstores. Baldwin’s Book Barn is a five-story antiquarian bookstore housed in a rustic dairy barn built in 1822 by Quakers Brinton and Sarah Darlington.

Address: 865 Lenape Rd, West Chester, PA 19382, USA

Phone: (610) 696-0816

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moc.nrabkoob@ttemme

State: Pennsylvania

Zip Code: 19382

Opening Hours

Monday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

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Reviews

This book barn has many floors full of tons of different types of old books. I visited a little over a month ago and it was cool to go through all the rooms and see the different books. Very organized place as well.👍

 9 years ago (28-01-2018)

Amazing used bookstore with a very unique feel and design. Snake your way through 4 floors of books to where you are guaranteed to find something that you are looking for (or maybe something that you aren't). It's also nicely away from the noise and congestion of everything in SE Pennsylvania. Books are also of good quality and condition.

 9 years ago (09-01-2018)

Awesome place to lose yourself for hours amongst a huge selection of books on multiple levels with many nooks and crannies. Many vintage books that make great gifts for the hard to shop for.

 9 years ago (30-01-2018)

Amazing bookstore! It is huge, multi level and organized quite well. The place is historic and gorgeous and the book selection is vast.

 9 years ago (19-01-2018)

For serious book lovers who can tolerate extreme temperatures and aren't allergic to dust or mold.

I saw this place listed on Atlas Obscura. I consider myself a book lover, so Baldwin's Book Barn seemed like a logical place to visit. 

We visited in August and the damn Book Barn isn't air conditioned but they had a few fans going. There are so, so many books spread across several floors. Many of the books are ridiculously old and outdated (but not in a vintage or antique sort of way). To reach each floor, you must negotiate a set of narrow, wooden, creaky stairs. 

This building is very old and probably very difficult to maintain. However, it was super dusty everywhere and smelled of mold throughout. The books aren't well organized, so I gave up on browsing.  I sat and sweated (and sort of prayed for death) while my wife circled and circled each floor. 

The owner seemed very nice and they had some well preserved rare books on display in front of store. I was very relieved to exit the Book Barn and I won't be back.

 9 years ago (30-12-2017)

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