Dolington Village Historic District

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Dolington Village Historic District
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House in the Dolington Village Historic District, October 2012
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LocationJct. of Rt. 532 and Mt. Eyre Rd. (Washington Crossing Rd.), Dolington, Upper Makefield Township and Lower Makefield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°15′58″N74°53′46″W / 40.26611°N 74.89611°W / 40.26611; -74.89611
Area36 acres (15 ha)
Architectural styleGothic, Federal
NRHP reference No. 94000444 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 26, 1994

Dolington Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Dolington, Upper Makefield Township and Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 64 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 4 contributing structures in the crossroads village of Dolington. The largely rural residential district includes representative buildings of the vernacular Federal and Gothic styles. The buildings were mostly built between 1800 and 1875. Notable buildings include the John L. Cox House (c. 1887), Joseph Moon House, Balderson House, John Harris House (1803), William Thornton House (c. 1803), John B. Alcutt House (c. 1845), Dolington Schoolhouse (1860), . The district also includes the ruins of the Canby / Davis Blacksmith Shop (c. 1790). [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [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 October 20, 2012.Note: This includes Jeffrey L. Marshall (October 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dolington Village Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 19, 2012.