Marlborough Village Historic District

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Marlborough Village Historic District
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Marlborough Meeting House, Marlborough Village Historic District, February 2011
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Location354-418 Marlborough Rd. and 901 and 940 Marlborough Springs Rd., East Marlborough Township and Newlin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°54′00″N75°42′11″W / 39.90000°N 75.70306°W / 39.90000; -75.70306
Area132 acres (53 ha)
Built1801
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Greek Revival, Kit houses
NRHP reference No. 95000130 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 8, 1995

The Marlborough Village Historic District is a national historic district that is located in East Marlborough Township and Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]

History and architectural features

This historic district encompasses twenty-one contributing buildings and two contributing sites that are located in the crossroads community of Marlborough Village. It includes the Marlborough Meeting House, Schoolmaster's House (1829), General Store (1834) and residence, a former brick schoolhouse (1901), a small farm, a row of five houses that were built between 1840 and 1855, a Sears House bungalow known as the Brown House (1927), another pattern house known as the Larkin House (1938), and the Bernard/Wickersham farmhouse (1726, 1771) and barn (c. 1767). [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Estelle Cremers (May 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Marlborough Village Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved December 23, 2012.