Mechanicsville Village Historic District

Mechanicsville Village Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Post office. October 2012.
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Location	Jct. Mechanicsville Rd. and Rt. 413, Mechanicsville, Buckingham Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°20′40″N75°04′36″W / 40.34444°N 75.07667°W / 40.34444; -75.07667
Area	15.7 acres (6.4 ha)
Architectural style	Mid 19th Century Revival, Early Republic, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	88003049 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 4, 1989

The Mechanicsville Village Historic District, also known as Fenton's Corner, New-Work, and Halifax, is a national historic district that is located in Mechanicsville, Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. ^[1]

History and architectural features

This district includes twenty-seven contributing buildings that are located in the crossroads village of Mechanicsville. They include a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings, some of which are representative of the vernacular, Late Victorian style. The residential buildings are predominantly 2+1⁄2-story, wood and stone structures, some of which date to the early-nineteenth century. Notable buildings include the Samuel Wilson Seed House (c. 1885), Thomas Walton Store and Residence (before 1814), Joseph Burger House (c. 1860), Thomas Walton Tenant House (c. 1815), Phineas Hellyer House (c. 1815), George Nixon House (c. 1830), and the William Fell House (c. 1810). ^[2]

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References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. unknown (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Mechanicsville Village Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 10, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)