Chickies Historic District

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Chickies Historic District
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House in Chickies Historic District, February 2012
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LocationRoughly bounded by the Susquehanna R, Chickies Creek, Bank St. and Long Lane., East Donegal Township, West Hempfield Township, and Marietta, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°03′27″N76°33′28″W / 40.05750°N 76.55778°W / 40.05750; -76.55778
Area589 acres (238 ha)
Architectural styleEarly Republic, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No. 05001488 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 28, 2005

Chickies Historic District is a national historic district located at East Donegal Township, West Hempfield Township, and Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The district includes 32 contributing buildings, 16 contributing sites, and four contributing structures in three areas. They are: 1) floodplain along the Susquehanna River containing archaeological remains of iron furnaces; 2) the "Ironmasters' Hill" area of Marietta with five residences associated with ironmasters (c. 1848–1876); and 3) the Donegal Creek area with farmland, iron pits, and limestone quarries owned by the ironmasters. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved February 23, 2012.Note: This includes Margaret Hunt Landis and James Clarkson Landis (March 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chickies Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2012.