The Shaw Historic District, also known as the Francis B. Shaw Block Historic District, is a national historic district that is located in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Shaw Historic District | |
 Doylestown Agricultural Works, Shaw Historic District, March 2010 | |
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| Location | Bounded by S. Main, Ashland, Bridge, and S. Clinton Sts., Doylestown, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°18′35″N 75°08′14″W / 40.30972°N 75.13722°W |
| Area | 1.9 acres (0.77 ha) |
| Built | 1833-1914 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002172[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 17, 1979 |
Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979,[1] it was incorporated into the Doylestown Historic District in 1985.
History and architectural features
editThis district includes seven contributing buildings that are located in a residential and industrial area of Doylestown. The block was developed between 1833 and 1914, and includes the Bryan House (c. 1833), the Clemens Double House (pre-1874), the Goodman House (c. 1835), the Kulp House (c. 1849), the Late Victorian-style Rhodes House (1891), the Rhodes Livery Stable (1914), and the Doylestown Agricultural Works complex (1867, 1914). The Doylestown Agricultural Works was rebuilt after a fire in 1913; it closed in 1968.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] In 1985, it was incorporated into the Doylestown Historic District.
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 Linda T. Franklin and Kathryn Ann Auerbach (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shaw Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 19, 2012.