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Shaw Historic District, Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°18′35″N 75°08′14″W / 40.30972°N 75.13722°W / 40.30972; -75.13722
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Shaw Historic District
Doylestown Agricultural Works, Shaw Historic District, March 2010
Shaw Historic District, Doylestown, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Shaw Historic District, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Shaw Historic District, Doylestown, Pennsylvania is located in the United States
Shaw Historic District, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
LocationBounded by S. Main, Ashland, Bridge, and S. Clinton Sts., Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°18′35″N 75°08′14″W / 40.30972°N 75.13722°W / 40.30972; -75.13722
Area1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built1833-1914
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.79002172[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 17, 1979

The Shaw Historic District, also known as the Francis B. Shaw Block Historic District, is a national historic district that is located in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979,[1] it was incorporated into the Doylestown Historic District in 1985.

History and architectural features

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This district includes seven contributing buildings that are located in a residential and industrial area of Doylestown. The block was developed between 1833 and 1914, and includes the Bryan House (c. 1833), the Clemens Double House (pre-1874), the Goodman House (c. 1835), the Kulp House (c. 1849), the Late Victorian-style Rhodes House (1891), the Rhodes Livery Stable (1914), and the Doylestown Agricultural Works complex (1867, 1914). The Doylestown Agricultural Works was rebuilt after a fire in 1913; it closed in 1968.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] In 1985, it was incorporated into the Doylestown Historic District.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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 Linda T. Franklin and Kathryn Ann Auerbach (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shaw Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 19, 2012.
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