Uhlerstown Historic District

Uhlerstown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Lock tender's house for lock 18 of the Delaware Canal
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Location	Roughly bounded by the Delaware River, Jugtown Hill Road, 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
Area	240 acres (97 ha)
NRHP reference No.	94000517 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 26, 1994

The Uhlerstown Historic District, also known as Uhlerstown Village and 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 on May 26, 1994, for its significance in architecture, commerce, and transportation. ^[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, 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, lime kilns, and several mule barns. ^[2]

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  Uhlerstown Covered Bridge spanning the Delaware Canal
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  Lime kilns
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  Stone hotel
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  Lock 18 of the Delaware Canal

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#94000517)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
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.

External links

• "Uhlerstown Historic District". PA-SHARE. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. NR Nomination Form