Muddy Creek Forks Historic District

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Muddy Creek Forks Historic District
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LocationJct. of Muddy Creek Forks and New Park Rds., E. Hopewell, Fawn and Long Chanceford Townships, East Hopewell, Fawn, and Lower Chanceford Townships
Coordinates 39°48′27″N76°28′31″W / 39.80750°N 76.47528°W / 39.80750; -76.47528
Area42.4 acres (17.2 ha)
Built1874
Architectural styleLate Victorian, vernacular Pennsylvania farm
NRHP reference No. 94000397 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 29, 1994

The Muddy Creek Forks Historic District is a national historic district that is located in the Village of Muddy Creek Forks in East Hopewell, Fawn, and Lower Chanceford Townships in York County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]

History and architectural features

This district includes twelve contributing buildings, one contributing site, and five contributing structures. The buildings and structures were constructed roughly from 1800 to 1935, and include the general store, six houses, a mill, a grain elevator, a warehouse, and a Sweitzer barn. [2] Most of the buildings incorporate Late Victorian-style details. The structures are two bridges, a corn crib, a weigh station, and a mill race. The site is the site of a former mill and mill pond. [3]

The General Store also served as a station on the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad and the entire historic district is operated by the Ma & Pa Railroad Preservation Society. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. YouTube: Muddy Creek Forks
  3. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Melinda G. Higgins and Thomas L. Schaefer (August 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Muddy Creek Forks Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  4. "Ma & Pa Railroad Heritage Village" . Retrieved 2023-06-20.