Wycombe Village Historic District

Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

United States historic place


Wycombe Village Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Wycombe Post Office. October 2012.
40°16′57″N 75°01′07″W / 40.28250°N 75.01861°W / 40.28250; -75.01861
Area	63 acres (25 ha)
Built	1891–1915
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman, Vernacular Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	85000177^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 31, 1985

The Wycombe Village Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Wycombe, Buckingham Township and Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

History and architectural features

This district includes fifty-six contributing buildings and three contributing structures, including a variety of residential, commercial and institutional buildings that are notable examples of Queen Anne and Bungalow/craftsman architecture. Most were built between 1891 and 1915.

Notable buildings include the Carver-Slack Farmstead (c. 1790-1820), the Coal and Lumber Yard/Feed Mill (1892-1927), the Wycombe Station (1891-1892), the Edward Kirk House (1911), the Albert S. Worthington House (1908), Cope Mansion (1899), Wycombe Hall/Cope Hall (1909), the Warner S. Thompson Mansion (1901), the Albert J. Thompson Mansion (1899, 1909) and the Wycombe Independent Schoolhouse (1913).

Also located in the district but listed separately with the National Register of Historic Places is the Gen. John Lacey Homestead.^[2] Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

Gallery

Wycombe Station
Wycombe Station
Wycombe Baptist Church
Township Line Road
Mill Creek Road Public House
Coal and Lumber Yard
Coal and Lumber Yard

References

^ ^a ^b "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 Jeffrey L. Marshall and Kathryn Ann Auerbach (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wycombe Village Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 19, 2012.