Holicong Village Historic District

	Holicong Village Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
Location	U.S. 202 and Holicong Rd., Holicong, Buckingham Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°20′09″N75°02′55″W / 40.33583°N 75.04861°W
Area	45.9 acres (18.6 ha)
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	80003435
Added to NRHP	March 20, 1980

Last updated August 07, 2023

The Holicong Village Historic District is a national historic district which is located in Holicong, Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

History and architectural features

This district includes eighteen contributing buildings which are located in the crossroads village of Holicong. They include a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings, some of which are representative of the vernacular Georgian style.

The residential buildings are predominantly two-and-one-half-story, stone structures with some stuccoed, some of which date to the mid-eighteenth century.

Notable buildings include the limekiln, which was erected sometime around 1732, the pre-1750 Quarryman's House, the Holicong Store and Post Office, which were built during the early 1800s, Martha Hampton's School for Girls, which was erected circa 1824, Greenville Public School No. 4, which was built in 1863, the Anvil House, the Holicroft House, and the Barley Sheaf Farm.^[2]

This district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Linda Loughran (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Holicong Village Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 19, 2012.

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[nris-1] 1 2 3 "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Linda Loughran (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Holicong Village Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 19, 2012.

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