Forest Grove Historic District

	Forest Grove Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	U.S. Post Office, Forest Grove Historic District, October 2012
Location	Forest Grove and Lower Mountain Roads, Buckingham Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°17′34″N75°03′39″W / 40.29278°N 75.06083°W
Area	34 acres (14 ha)
NRHP reference No.	82003765
Added to NRHP	April 20, 1982

Last updated April 25, 2024

Forest Grove Historic District is a national historic district located in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 46 contributing buildings in the community of Forest Grove. They include a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings. The residential buildings are of vernacular design and include a variety of lower and middle income dwellings, some of which date to the late 1700s. Notable buildings include the William Kirk Store, Freyling's Hall (1920s), Odd Fellows Hall, and Presbyterian Church (1855).^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1]

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References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ "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 Gwen R. Davis (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Forest Grove Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 19, 2012.

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[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-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 Gwen R. Davis (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Forest Grove Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 19, 2012.

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