The Penn's Park General Store Complex, also known as the Gaines Property, is an historic, American commercial complex that is located in Penn's Park, Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Penn's Park General Store Complex | |
 Penn's Park General Store Complex, October 2012 | |
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| Location | 2310–2324 Second St. Pike, Wrightson Township, Penns Park, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°15′57″N 74°59′56″W / 40.26583°N 74.99889°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1810, 1836 |
| Architectural style | Vernacular Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000072[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 8, 1985 |
Situated south of the Penns Park Historic District, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
History and architectural features edit
This complex consists of three primary buildings: a farmhouse, store building, and a frame bank barn, along with six outbuildings. The farmhouse was built in 1810, and is a two-and-one-half-story, six-bay, rectangular, fieldstone building that was designed in the Georgian style. The store building was built in 1836, and is a three-story, three-bay by three-bay, fieldstone building. The outbuildings consist of a storage shed, wagon building, chicken house, livestock barn, woodshed, and outhouse. The store housed a post office until 1971.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
Gallery edit
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Farm House (1810). -
Store House (1836). -
Bank Barn (west side). -
Bank Barn (north side). -
Central Plaza and Barn.
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 William Boettger and Paul E. Doutrich (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Penn's Park General Store Complex" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-01.