Hamorton Historic District
{{short description|Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Hamorton Historic District
| nrhp_type = hd
| nocat = yes
| image = Hamorton HD.jpg
| caption = House in Hamorton Historic District, December 2009
| location = Junction of U.S. Route 1 and Pennsylvania Route 52, Kennett Township, Pennsylvania
| coordinates = {{coord|39|52|08|N|75|39|18|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Pennsylvania#USA
| builder = Hamor, Abraham; Martin, E.William
| architecture = Colonial Revival, Gothic Revival
| added = April 26, 1990
| area = {{convert|32.5|acre}}
| refnum = 90000704{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
}}
The Hamorton Historic District is a national historic district in the center of Hamorton, Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
History and architectural features
This historic district encompasses one contributing structure and seventy-five contributing buildings, which are located in the crossroads community of Hamorton. This district largely consists of a variety of stone, brick, and frame residences which were built between 1780 and 1930.{{cite web| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| title = National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania| publisher = CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System| format = Searchable database| access-date = December 27, 2012| archive-date = July 21, 2007| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| url-status = dead}} Note: This includes {{cite web| url = {{NRHP-PA|H096232_01H.pdf}}| title = National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hamorton Historic District| accessdate = 2012-12-23| author = Martha Wolf and P. Maley| format = PDF| date = December 1989}}
The village was laid out during the 1830s, and was developed as a company town during the early twentieth century by Pierre S. du Pont (1870–1954).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
References
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania}}
Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Category:Historic districts in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania