New Hope Village District

New Hope Village District
Mansion Inn, New Hope Village District, October 2010
New Hope Village District is located in Pennsylvania
New Hope Village District
New Hope Village District is located in the United States
New Hope Village District
LocationOld Mill Rd., Stockton Ave., Ferry, Bridge, Mechanic, Randolph, Main, Coryell, and Waterloo Sts., New Hope, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°21′30″N 74°57′09″W / 40.35833°N 74.95250°W / 40.35833; -74.95250
Area95 acres (38 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Federal
MPSNew Hope MRA
NRHP reference No.85000462[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 6, 1985

The New Hope Village District, also known as New Hope M.R.A. District No. 1, is a national historic district that is located in New Hope, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

History and architectural features

This district includes 202 contributing buildings that are located in the borough of New Hope. They are primarily residential and commercial buildings, some of which date to the early-eighteenth century. Many were designed in the Late Victorian or Federal styles. Notable buildings include the Parry Mansion (1784), the Bucks County Playhouse, the Wilkinson House, the Logan Inn (1727), the Delaware House (1818), the Chattels Lumber Yard Office Building (c. 1845), the Cook House (1869), the Johnson Store (c. 1871), the Northeast Pennsylvania Railroad Station (1891), a firehouse (1908), and the Cryer Hardware Store (1849).[2] The Northeast Pennsylvania Railroad Station is used as a terminus for the New Hope and Ivyland Railroad.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "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 Ann Niessen and Steven G. Del Sordo (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: New Hope Village District" (PDF). Retrieved October 28, 2012.