Penn's Park General Store Complex

Penn's Park General Store Complex
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Penn's Park General Store Complex, October 2012
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Location	2310–2324 Second St. Pike, Wrightson Township, Penns Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°15′57″N74°59′56″W / 40.26583°N 74.99889°W / 40.26583; -74.99889
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1810, 1836
Architectural style	Vernacular Georgian
NRHP reference No.	85000072 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 8, 1985

The Penn's Park General Store Complex, also known as the Gaines Property, is an historic, American commercial complex that is located in Penn's Park, Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Situated south of the Penns Park Historic District, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. ^[1]

History and architectural features

This complex consists of three primary buildings: a farmhouse, store building, and a frame bank barn, along with six outbuildings. The farmhouse was built in 1810, and is a two-and-one-half-story, six-bay, rectangular, fieldstone building that was designed in the Georgian style. The store building was built in 1836, and is a three-story, three-bay by three-bay, fieldstone building. The outbuildings consist of a storage shed, wagon building, chicken house, livestock barn, woodshed, and outhouse. The store housed a post office until 1971. ^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. ^[1]

Gallery

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  Farm House (1810).
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  Store House (1836).
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  Bank Barn (west side).
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  Bank Barn (north side).
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  Central Plaza and Barn.

References

1. "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 William Boettger and Paul E. Doutrich (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Penn's Park General Store Complex" (PDF). Retrieved October 1, 2012.