Bristol Industrial Historic District

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Bristol Industrial Historic District
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Building in Bristol Industrial Historic District, November 2010
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LocationRoughly bounded by Pennsylvania Canal, Jefferson Ave., Canal St., Pennsylvania RR, & Beaver St., Bristol, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°6′7″N74°51′15″W / 40.10194°N 74.85417°W / 40.10194; -74.85417
Area13.8 acres (5.6 ha)
Built1868
Built byBristol Improvement Co.; Heacock & Hokanson
NRHP reference No. 87002016 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 16, 1987

Bristol Industrial Historic District is a national historic district located at Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses nine contributing buildings in a wholly industrial area of Bristol. It includes the Keystone Mill (1877, 1903), Star Mill (1880), Wilson & Fenimore Walpaper Factory (1882), and Peirce and William Planing Mill (1891). The district includes the separately listed Grundy Mill Complex and formerly listed Bristol Carpet Mills. A number of the buildings were constructed by the Bristol Improvement Company between 1876 and 1885. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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 Patrick W. O'Bannon (May 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bristol Industrial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 7, 2012.