West Vincent Highlands Historic District is a national historic district located in Upper Uwchlan Township and West Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
West Vincent Highlands Historic District | |
 Barn and House in the West Vincent Highlands Historic District, March 2011 | |
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| Location | Birchrun Road, Pennsylvania Route 401, Fellowship Road, Horshoe Tr., Hollow Road, and Davis, Jaine, Green, Bartlett, and Mill Lns., Upper Uwchlan Township and West Vincent Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°07′37″N 75°40′17″W / 40.12694°N 75.67139°W |
| Area | 1,986.4 acres (803.9 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000400[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 7, 1998 |
History edit
The district includes 147 contributing buildings, seven contributing sites, and six contributing structures in a rural area of Chester County. It includes a variety of early- to mid-19th century vernacular farmhouses and related outbuildings. Other buildings include a stone grist mill (1808) and woolen mill (1813).[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
References edit
- ^ 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). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved November 2, 2012. Note: This includes Estelle Cremers (November 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: West Vincent Highlands Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved December 7, 2012.