Point Pleasant Historic District (Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania)
Point Pleasant Historic District | |
 Point Pleasant Historic District. Corner of River and Byram Rds. November 2012. | |
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| Location | River Rd. and Point Pleasant Pike, Point Pleasant, Plumstead Township and Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°25′20″N 75°03′58″W / 40.42222°N 75.06611°W |
| Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Greek Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001652[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 5, 1989 |
The Point Pleasant Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Point Pleasant, Plumstead Township and Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
History and architectural features
[edit]This district includes seventy-four contributing buildings and four contributing structures that are located in the riverfront and resort village of Point Pleasant. They include a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings. The buildings are predominantly 2+1⁄2-story, stone and frame, gable roofed structures that are reflective of vernacular, Greek Revival, Italianate, and Bungalow/craftsman styles.
Notable buildings include "The Brambles," the Thomas Schwartz House (c. 1840), the Stover Mansion (Tattersall Inn), the Point Pleasant School (1850), the Baptist Church (1852), the Point Pleasant Hotel (c. 1840), the Jacob Sutters Hotel (c. 1870), Waterman's Inn (1832), and the Stover Grist and Saw Mill (c. 1742). The contributing structures are four bridges that cross the Pennsylvania Canal.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
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 Jerry A. Clouse (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Point Pleasant Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 19, 2012.
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