Shaw Historic District

Shaw Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Doylestown Agricultural Works, Shaw Historic District, March 2010

Location:	Bounded by S. Main, Ashland, Bridge, and S. Clinton Sts., Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40°18′35″N 75°08′14″W / 40.30972°N 75.13722°W / 40.30972; -75.13722Coordinates: 40°18′35″N 75°08′14″W / 40.30972°N 75.13722°W / 40.30972; -75.13722
Area:	1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built:	1833-1914
Architectural style:	Late Victorian
Governing body:	Local
NRHP Reference#:	79002172^[1]
Added to NRHP:	December 17, 1979

Shaw Historic District, also known as Francis B. Shaw Block Historic District, is a national historic district located in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The district includes seven contributing buildings in a residential and industrial area of Doylestown. The block was developed between 1833 and 1914, and includes the Bryan House (c. 1833), Clemens Double House (pre-1874), Goodman House (c. 1835), Kulp House (c. 1849), the Late Victorian-style Rhodes House (1891), Rhodes Livery Stable (1914), and the Doylestown Agricultural Works complex (1867, 1914). The Doylestown Agricultural Works was rebuilt after a fire in 1913; it closed in 1968.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1] In 1985, it was incorporated into the Doylestown Historic District.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
^ ""National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania"" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Linda T. Franklin and Kathryn Ann Auerbach (undated). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shaw Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-19.

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External links

Doylestown Patch: Why Does the Doylestown Agricultural Works Include Former Houses?

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