Wycombe Village Historic District

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Wycombe Village Historic District
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Wycombe Post Office. October 2012.
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LocationRoughly bounded by Township Line, Mill Creek and Forest Grove Rds., Cherry Lane, Washington and Park Aves., Wycombe, Buckingham Township and Wrightstown Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°16′57″N75°01′07″W / 40.28250°N 75.01861°W / 40.28250; -75.01861
Area63 acres (25 ha)
Built1891–1915
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Vernacular Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 85000177 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 31, 1985

The Wycombe Village Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Wycombe, Buckingham Township and Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

This district includes fifty-six contributing buildings and three contributing structures, including a variety of residential, commercial and institutional buildings that are notable examples of Queen Anne and Bungalow/craftsman architecture. Most were built between 1891 and 1915. Notable buildings include the Carver-Slack Farmstead (c. 1790-1820), the Coal and Lumber Yard/Feed Mill (1892-1927), the Wycombe Station (1891-1892), the Edward Kirk House (1911), the Albert S. Worthington House (1908), Cope Mansion (1899), Wycombe Hall/Cope Hall (1909), the Warner S. Thompson Mansion (1901), the Albert J. Thompson Mansion (1899, 1909) and the Wycombe Independent Schoolhouse (1913). Also located in the district but listed separately with the National Register of Historic Places is the Gen. John Lacey Homestead. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Jeffrey L. Marshall and Kathryn Ann Auerbach (July 1984). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Wycombe Village Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 10, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)