Uhlerstown Historic District

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Uhlerstown Historic District
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House in the Uhlerstown Historic District, September 2012
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LocationRoughly bounded by the Delaware R., Jugtown Hill Rd., and the Delaware Canal, Tinicum Township, Uhlerstown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°31′44″N75°04′20″W / 40.52889°N 75.07222°W / 40.52889; -75.07222
Area240 acres (97 ha)
NRHP reference No. 94000517 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 26, 1994

The Uhlerstown Historic District, also known as Uhlerstown Village and the Rural Historic District, is a national historic district that is located in and around Uhlerstown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]

History and architectural features

This district encompasses sixty-three contributing buildings, four contributing sites, and sixteen contributing structures that are located along the Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal and centered on the village of Uhlerstown.

Notable buildings and structures include a covered bridge (1832), the Michael Uhler house, a stone hotel, Redman's Hall, a lock tender's house, a feed mill, a general store, Uhler's old store and post office, a boat building shop, a lime kiln, and several mule barns. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [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 Jeffrey L. Marshall (October 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Uhlerstown Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 28, 2012.