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Holicong Village Historic District

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Holicong Village Historic District
Holicong Village Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Holicong Village Historic District
LocationU.S. 202 and Holicong Rd., Holicong, Buckingham Township, Pennsylvania
Area45.9 acres (18.6 ha)
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.80003435[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 1980

Holicong Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Holicong, Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 18 contributing buildings in the crossroads village of Holicong. They include a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings, some of which are representative of the vernacular Georgian style. The residential buildings are predominantly 2 1/2-story, stone structures with some stuccoed, some of which date to the mid-18th century. Notable buildings include the limekiln (c. 1732), Quarryman's House (pre-1750), Holicong Store and Post Office (early 1800s), Martha Hampton's School for Girls (c. 1824), Greenville Public School No. 4 (1863), Anvil House, Holicroft House, and Barley Sheaf Farm.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Linda Loughran (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Holicong Village Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-19.