Wycombe Village Historic District

{{short description|Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Wycombe Village Historic District

| nrhp_type = hd

| nocat = yes

| image = Wycombe Village HD Post Office.JPG

| caption = Wycombe Post Office. October 2012.

| location = Roughly bounded by Township Line, Mill Creek and Forest Grove Rds., Cherry Lane, Washington and Park Aves., Wycombe, Buckingham Township and Wrightstown Township, Pennsylvania

| coordinates = {{coord|40|16|57|N|75|01|07|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Pennsylvania#USA

| built = 1891–1915

| architect =

| architecture = Bungalow/craftsman, Vernacular Queen Anne

| added = January 31, 1985

| area = {{convert|63|acre}}

| refnum = 85000177{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

The Wycombe Village Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Wycombe, Buckingham Township and Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

History and architectural features

This district includes fifty-six contributing buildings and three contributing structures, including a variety of residential, commercial and institutional buildings that are notable examples of Queen Anne and Bungalow/craftsman architecture. Most were built between 1891 and 1915.

Notable buildings include the Carver-Slack Farmstead (c. 1790-1820), the Coal and Lumber Yard/Feed Mill (1892-1927), the Wycombe Station (1891-1892), the Edward Kirk House (1911), the Albert S. Worthington House (1908), Cope Mansion (1899), Wycombe Hall/Cope Hall (1909), the Warner S. Thompson Mansion (1901), the Albert J. Thompson Mansion (1899, 1909) and the Wycombe Independent Schoolhouse (1913).

Also located in the district but listed separately with the National Register of Historic Places is the Gen. John Lacey Homestead.{{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}} Note: This includes {{cite web| url = {{NRHP-PA|H064392_01H.pdf}}| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wycombe Village Historic District| accessdate = 2012-10-19| author = Jeffrey L. Marshall and Kathryn Ann Auerbach | format = PDF| date= July 1984}} Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Gallery

Wycombe Village HD Station 01.JPG|Wycombe Station

Wycombe Village HD Station 06.JPG|Wycombe Station

Wycombe Village HD Baptist Church 02.JPG|Wycombe Baptist Church

Wycombe Village HD 01.JPG|Township Line Road

Wycombe Village HD 04 Public House.JPG|Mill Creek Road Public House

Wycombe Village HD Coal and Lumber Yard 01.JPG|Coal and Lumber Yard

Wycombe Village HD Coal and Lumber Yard 04.JPG|Coal and Lumber Yard

References

Category:Queen Anne architecture in Pennsylvania

Category:Historic districts in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Category:1891 establishments in Pennsylvania

Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Bucks County, Pennsylvania