The Oxford Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Oxford Historic District | |
 Oxford Historic District, December 2009 | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Church Rd. Chase St., Hodgson St., Oxford, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°47′07″N 75°58′44″W / 39.78528°N 75.97889°W |
| Area | 640 acres (260 ha) |
| Built | 1833 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Italianate, et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 06001336[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 1, 2007 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
History and architectural features edit
This district encompasses 517 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and one contributing structure that are located in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Oxford. They are mostly brick residential and commercial structures that were built between 1870 and 1910 and in a variety of popular architectural styles including Queen Anne and Italianate. Notable non-residential buildings include the Oxford Hall, Octoraro Hotel, Oxford Station (Borough Hall), Dickey Building, Masonic Building, Fulton Bank Building (1925), Gibson's Store (c. 1832), Orthodox Friends Meeting House, Methodist Church (1885), United Presbyterian Church (1893), and the Oxford Grain & Hay Company granary (1880).
The Oxford Hotel is also located in the district, but is listed separately.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
Gallery edit
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Oxford Hotel -
Train station, built 1901, now houses the town hall -
Former bank building at 3rd and Locust Streets
References edit
- ^ a b c "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 Robert J. Wise, Jr. (January 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Oxford Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved December 23, 2012.
