Hopewell Historic District
Hopewell Historic District | |
 House in the Hopewell Historic District, December 2009 | |
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| Location | Roughly, Hopewell Rd. from Lower Hopewell Rd. to Roneys Corner Rd. and area S, and Lower Hopewell Rd. N past Calvery Rd., East Nottingham Township and Lower Oxford Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°46′46″N 76°01′01″W / 39.77944°N 76.01694°W |
| Area | 138 acres (56 ha) |
| Built | 1853 |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Vernacular Penn |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000226[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 28, 1991 |
| Designated PHMC | November 10, 1996[2] |
The Hopewell Historic District is a national historic district which is located in East Nottingham Township and Lower Oxford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
The district encompasses remaining structures from the former borough of Hopewell, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
History and architectural features
[edit]It encompasses twenty-six contributing buildings, eight contributing sites, and two contributing structures which are located in the former borough of Hopewell. This district largely consists of a variety of stone and brick residences and outbuildings that were built between 1810 and 1914. They include examples of Georgian and vernacular styles. Notable properties include the Col. David Dickey House-Hopewell Academy, which was built circa 1814, the Samuel Dickey Farm, the Schoolhouse/Lyceum Building, which was erected in 1888, the Lower Mill, which was built circa 1815, the site of the Upper Mill, a store/post office, which was built sometime around 1810, five tenant houses, and three bridges.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2012. Note: This includes Patricia A. Maley (September 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hopewell Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved December 23, 2012.
