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Wycombe Village Historic District

Coordinates: 40°16′57″N 75°01′07″W / 40.28250°N 75.01861°W / 40.28250; -75.01861
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Wycombe Village Historic District
Wycombe Post Office. October 2012.
Wycombe Village Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Wycombe Village Historic District
Wycombe Village Historic District is located in the United States
Wycombe Village Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Township Line, Mill Creek and Forest Grove Rds., Cherry Lane, Washington and Park Aves., Wycombe, Buckingham Township and Wrightstown Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°16′57″N 75°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.

History and architectural features

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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] Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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 Jeffrey L. Marshall and Kathryn Ann Auerbach (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wycombe Village Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 19, 2012.