Wycombe Village Historic District
Wycombe Village Historic District
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File:Wycombe Village HD Post Office.JPG | |
Wycombe Post Office. October 2012.
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Location | Roughly bounded by Township Line, Mill Creek and Forest Grove Rds., Cherry Lane, Washington and Park Aves., Wycombe, Buckingham Township and Wrightstown Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Area | 63 acres (25 ha) |
Built | 1891-1915 |
Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Other, Queen Anne, Vernacular Queen Anne |
NRHP Reference # | 85000177[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 31, 1985 |
Wycombe Village Historic District is a national historic district located in Wycombe, Buckingham Township and Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 56 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures in the crossroads village of Wycombe Village. They include a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings and 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), Coal and Lumber Yard / Feed Mill (1892-1927), Wycombe Station (1891-1892), Edward Kirk House (1911), Albert S. Worthington House (1908), Cope Mansion (1899), Wycombe Hall / Cope Hall (1909), Warner S. Thompson Mansion (1901), Albert J. Thompson Mansion (1899, 1909), and Wycombe Independent Schoolhouse (1913). Located in the district and separately listed is the Gen. John Lacey Homestead.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
Gallery
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Wycombe Village HD Station 06.JPG
Wycombe Station.
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Wycombe Village HD Baptist Church 02.JPG
Wycombe Baptist Church.
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Wycombe Village HD 01.JPG
Township Line Rd.
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Wycombe Village HD 04 Public House.JPG
Mill Creek Rd. Public House.
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Wycombe Village HD Coal and Lumber Yard 01.JPG
Coal and Lumber Yard.
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Wycombe Village HD Coal and Lumber Yard 04.JPG
Coal and Lumber Yard.
References
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- Queen Anne architecture in Pennsylvania
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