Goshenville Historic District
Goshenville Historic District | |
East Goshen Township, Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates | 39°59′31″N 75°32′35″W / 39.99194°N 75.54306°W |
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| Area | 26 acres (11 ha) |
| Architectural style | Colonial, Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 00001347[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 2000 |
The Goshenville Historic District is a national
East Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses eleven contributing buildings, two contributing sites and two contributing structures in the crossroads village of Goshenville
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
History and architectural features
The structures in this historic district date to the 18th and 19th centuries, and are reflective of a number of popular architectural styles including Greek Revival. They include residences, 1790s-era farmhouses, a tenant house that was bult circa 1750, the Goshen Friends Meetinghouse, which was erected in 1849, a Hicksite Meetinghouse (1855) and burial ground, a general store and post office that were built in 1800, and a blacksmith/wheelwright shop that was erected sometime around 1740.[2]
This district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved November 2, 2012. Note: This includes Robert J. Wise, Jr. (May 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Goshenville Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2012.
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