Lansdowne Park Historic District
Lansdowne Park Historic District | |
 Lansdowne Park Historic District, September 2012 | |
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| Location | W. Greenwood, Owen, W. Baltimore, Windermere, & W. Stratford Aves., Lansdowne, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′22″N 75°16′33″W / 39.93944°N 75.27583°W |
| Area | 33.3 acres (13.5 ha) |
| Architect | William H. Free |
| Architectural style | Dutch Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Georgian Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001986[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 5, 1987 |
The Lansdowne Park Historic District is a national
historic district that is located in Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
, USA.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
History and architexctural features
This district includes 103 contributing buildings; the majority are residences. Eighty-one of the houses were built between 1889 and 1891, with
Georgian Revival styles. The oldest house is the Dickenson Farmstead, a 2½-story dwelling built in 1732 and expanded in 1790.[2] A notable non-residential building located in the district is St. John's Episcopal Church (1901); it closed in 2009.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
Gallery
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House on Runnemede. -
St. John's Episcopal Church -
Gateway to St. John's -
Double house on LaCrosse -
Stratford and Owen Avenue -
House on Windmere -
Dickenson Farmstead, built 1732
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). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Donald A. Kidder; Susanna C. Morikawa; Sheila Gallagher; William Sisson (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lansdowne Park Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ "Parishioners say goodbye to St. John the Evangelist", Daily Times, October 12, 2009
