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West Vincent Highlands Historic District

Coordinates: 40°07′37″N 75°40′17″W / 40.12694°N 75.67139°W / 40.12694; -75.67139
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West Vincent Highlands Historic District
Barn and House in the West Vincent Highlands Historic District, March 2011
West Vincent Highlands Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
West Vincent Highlands Historic District
West Vincent Highlands Historic District is located in the United States
West Vincent Highlands Historic District
LocationBirchrun 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
Coordinates40°07′37″N 75°40′17″W / 40.12694°N 75.67139°W / 40.12694; -75.67139
Area1,986.4 acres (803.9 ha)
NRHP reference No.98000400[1]
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1998

West Vincent Highlands Historic District is a national historic district located in Upper Uwchlan Township and West Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

History

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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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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.