Village of Edgewood Historic District

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Village of Edgewood Historic District
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House in the Village of Edgewood Historic District, July 2012
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LocationYardley, Langhorne, Edgewood and Stony Hill Rds., Lower Makefield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°13′22″N74°52′31″W / 40.22278°N 74.87528°W / 40.22278; -74.87528
Area33.7 acres (13.6 ha)
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Colonial
NRHP reference No. 80003433 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 28, 1980

The Village of Edgewood Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

History and architectural features

This district includes twenty-eight contributing buildings that are located in the crossroads village of Edgewood. They include a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings, some of which are representative of the Late Victorian style. Notable buildings include the Presbyterian Congregation of Newtown chapel (1881), the Grange Hall (1921), Tomlinson's Store (early nineteenth century), Heston Hall (c. 1830), Biles' House (1790), Biles' Corner (c. 1750), the Flowers' House and outbuildings (early to mid-nineteenth century), and the Old Shade tavern (1765, c. 1796-1799). [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Anaruth Hynson, Judith Montgomery, Lavinia Plough, Carol Schermerhorn, Florence White, John Hendry, and Elaine M. Low (February 1979). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Village of Edgewood Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 10, 2025.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (Downloading may be slow.)