Kimberton Village Historic District

	Kimberton Village Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Post Office Building in the Kimberton Village Historic District, February 2011
Location	Hare's Hill, Prizer, and Kimberton Rds., East Pikeland Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°7′47″N75°34′36″W / 40.12972°N 75.57667°W
Area	48.3 acres (19.5 ha)
Built	c. 1750
NRHP reference No.	76001626, 87001252 (Boundary Increase)
Added to NRHP	May 6, 1976, July 30, 1987 (Boundary Increase)

Last updated August 08, 2023

The Kimberton Village Historic District is a national historic district that is located in East Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

History and architectural features

This district includes forty-nine contributing buildings and three contributing structures, which are located in the village of Kimberton Village. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, with a boundary increase in 1987.^[1]

The three original buildings that were listed on the National Register were the "Sign of the Bear" tavern (1768), Chrisman grist mill (1796, now post office), and French Creek Boarding School (1787, 1813). A boundary increase in 1987 expanded the district to include a variety of vernacular farmhouses, barns and other outbuildings, a grange hall, a former Quaker meetinghouse, a frame milk receiving station, and railroad station. The contributing structures are a dam and stone arch bridge.^[2]

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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" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved November 2, 2012.Note: This includes Mary Lloyd Busenkill (May 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Kimberton Village Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved December 7, 2012. and Richard J. Webster (January 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Kimberton Village Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). Retrieved December 7, 2012.

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

[nom-2] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved November 2, 2012.Note: This includes Mary Lloyd Busenkill (May 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Kimberton Village Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved December 7, 2012. and Richard J. Webster (January 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Kimberton Village Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). Retrieved December 7, 2012.

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