Rittenhousetown Historic District

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RittenhouseTown Historic District
(U.S. National Historic Landmark District)
Outbuilding, 207A Lincoln Drive
Outbuilding, 207A Lincoln Drive
Location: 206-210 Lincoln Dr., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Built/Founded: 1690
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style(s): Georgian, Federal
Designated as NHL: April 27, 1992[1]
Added to NRHP: April 27, 1992[2]
NRHP Reference#: 92001878
Governing body: Local

RittenhouseTown Historic District is an industrial community that grew around the first paper mills in the American colonies, those of William Rittenhouse.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1992.[1][3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b RittenhouseTown Historic District. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ Timothy M. Noble (November 18, 1991), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: RittenhouseTown Historic DistrictPDF (32 KB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 21 photos, exterior and interior, from 1989 and 1990PDF (32 KB)


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