Chalfont Historic District

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Chalfont Historic District
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LocationRoughly bounded by Chestnut Street Park Avenue, Main Street, Butler Avenue and Sunset Avenue, Chalfont, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°17′25″N75°12′38″W / 40.29028°N 75.21056°W / 40.29028; -75.21056 Coordinates: 40°17′25″N75°12′38″W / 40.29028°N 75.21056°W / 40.29028; -75.21056
Built1856
ArchitectMartin, A Oscar,
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 06001148 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 18, 2006

The Chalfont Historic District is a national historic district located in a portion of the Borough of Chalfont, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 152) and Butler Avenue (U.S. Route 202 Business) with their American colonial and Victorian-style homes. The district includes 121 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the borough of Chalfont. Historic buildings include the Simon Butler Mill House, built in 1730, and the Chalfont train station. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes David Kimmerly (March 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chalfont Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-19.