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Equinunk Historic District

Coordinates: 41°51′18″N 75°13′37″W / 41.85500°N 75.22694°W / 41.85500; -75.22694
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Equinunk Historic District
Equinunk Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Equinunk Historic District
Equinunk Historic District is located in the United States
Equinunk Historic District
LocationGenerally following SR191, Pine Mill, Lordville, and Grocery Hill Rds., Buckingham Township and Manchester Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°51′18″N 75°13′37″W / 41.85500°N 75.22694°W / 41.85500; -75.22694
Area50 acres (20 ha)
Built byLloyd Brothers
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
MPSUpper Delaware Valley, New York and Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.99001336[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1999

Equinunk Historic District is a national historic district located at Buckingham Township and Manchester Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 55 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the community of Equinunk. The buildings are vernacular interpretations of a variety of popular 19th- and early-20th-century architectural styles including Greek Revival, Italianate, Gothic Revival, Second Empire, and Queen Anne. Notable buildings include Nelson's Store (c. 1850), Calder House (c. 1836), Nelson House (c. 1875), Barnes House (1901), Bullock's Store (c. 1888), Taft Hotel (c. 1870), Bleck's Hotel (1905), and Equinunk Methodist Church (1895). The contributing site is the Equinunk Cemetery.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on September 14, 2005. Retrieved June 10, 2012. Note: This includes Mary E. Curtis (June 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Equinunk Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved June 2, 2012.