Churchville Historic District

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Churchville Historic District
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Churchville Station, Churchville Historic District, August 2006
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LocationRoughly, along Bristol Rd., Bustleton Pike and Cornell and Knowles Aves., Northampton and Upper Southampton Townships, Churchville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°10′56″N75°00′49″W / 40.18222°N 75.01361°W / 40.18222; -75.01361 Coordinates: 40°10′56″N75°00′49″W / 40.18222°N 75.01361°W / 40.18222; -75.01361
Area185 acres (75 ha)
Built1784
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No. 95000887 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 21, 1995

Churchville Historic District is a national historic district located in Churchville, Northampton Township and Upper Southampton Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. The district includes 140 contributing buildings, seven contributing structures and one contributing object in the crossroads village of Churchville. They include a variety of residential, commercial and institutional buildings and notable examples of Gothic Revival and Bungalow/craftsman architecture. Notable buildings include the John Hillings House (c. 1812), North and Southampton Dutch Reformed Church (1816), Churchville Train Station (1891), general store (1883), Studebaker and Willys car dealership (1920s), and Churchville Telephone Exchange (1900). [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [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 Jeffrey L. Marshall (May 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Churchville Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 19, 2012.