Hopewell Historic District

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Hopewell Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Pennsylvania state historical marker

House in the Hopewell Historic District, December 2009

Location	Roughly, Hopewell Rd. from Lower Hopewell Rd. to Roneys Corner Rd. and area S, and Lower Hopewell Rd. N past Calvery Rd., East Nottingham Township and Lower Oxford Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°46′46″N 76°01′01″W / 39.77944°N 76.01694°W / 39.77944; -76.01694Coordinates: 39°46′46″N 76°01′01″W / 39.77944°N 76.01694°W / 39.77944; -76.01694
Area	138 acres (56 ha)
Built	1853
Architectural style	Georgian, Other, Vernacular Penn
NRHP Reference #	91000226^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 28, 1991
Designated PHMC	November 10, 1996^[2]

Hopewell Historic District is a national historic district located in East Nottingham Township and Lower Oxford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 26 contributing buildings, 8 contributing sites, and 2 contributing structures in the former borough of Hopewell. It largely consists of a variety of stone and brick residences and outbuildings built between 1810 and 1914. They include examples of Georgian and vernacular styles. Notable properties include the Col. David Dickey House-Hopewell Academy (c. 1814), Samuel Dickey Farm, Schoolhouse / Lyceum Building (1888), Lower Mill (c. 1815), site of the Upper Mill, store / post office (c. 1810), five tenant houses, and three bridges.^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.^[1]

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Patricia A. Maley (September 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hopewell Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-23.

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