Jefferson Land Association Historic District

	Jefferson Land Association Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Jefferson Land Association Historic District, November 2010
Location	Bounded by Spring St., Jefferson Ave., Garden & Mansion Sts., & Beaver Dam Rd., Bristol, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°6′24″N74°51′17″W / 40.10667°N 74.85472°W Coordinates: 40°6′24″N74°51′17″W / 40.10667°N 74.85472°W
Area	6.6 acres (2.7 ha)
Built	1917-1918
Built by	Jefferson Land Association
NRHP reference No.	87001994
Added to NRHP	November 5, 1987

Last updated April 01, 2023

The Jefferson Land Association Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.^[1]

History and architectural features

It encompasses eighty-one contributing buildings that are located within five blocks of a primarily residential area of Bristol. Built between 1917 and 1918, they are two-story, brick rowhouse dwellings with flat roofs. They are characterized by a one-story, unifying front porch for all houses in a block. The second floor has a projecting, three-sided bay and each dwelling has a two-story rear ell. This district also includes five commercial buildings that are situated at the end of rows.^[2]

This district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.^[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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-10-17.Note: This includes Patrick W. O'Bannon (April 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jefferson Land Association Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-07.

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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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-10-17.Note: This includes Patrick W. O'Bannon (April 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jefferson Land Association Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-07.

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