Holicong Village Historic District

Holicong Village Historic District
Location U.S. 202 and Holicong Rd., Holicong, Buckingham Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°20′09″N 75°02′55″W / 40.33583°N 75.04861°W / 40.33583; -75.04861Coordinates: 40°20′09″N 75°02′55″W / 40.33583°N 75.04861°W / 40.33583; -75.04861
Area 45.9 acres (18.6 ha)
Architectural style Georgian
NRHP Reference # 80003435[1]
Added to NRHP March 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. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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.


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