The Village of Edgewood Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Village of Edgewood Historic District | |
 House in the Village of Edgewood Historic District, July 2012 | |
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| Location | Yardley, Langhorne, Edgewood and Stony Hill Rds., Lower Makefield Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°13′22″N 74°52′31″W / 40.22278°N 74.87528°W |
| Area | 33.7 acres (13.6 ha) |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003433[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 28, 1980 |
History and architectural features
editThis district includes twenty-eight contributing buildings that are located in the crossroads village of Edgewood. They include a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings, some of which are representative of the Late Victorian style. Notable buildings include the Presbyterian Congregation of Newtown chapel (1881), the Grange Hall (1921), Tomlinson's Store (early nineteenth century), Heston Hall (c. 1830), Biles' House (1790), Biles' Corner (c. 1750), the Flowers' House and outbuildings (early to mid-nineteenth century), and the Old Shade tavern (1765, c. 1796-1799).[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Anaruth Hynson; Judity Montgomery; Lavinia Plough; Carol Schermerhorn; Florence White; John Hendry & Elaine M. Low (February 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Village of Edgewood Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 19, 2012.