The North Warwick Historic and Archeological District is a national historic district that is located in Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
North Warwick Historic and Archeological District | |
 Crow's Nest Visitor Center, North Warwick Historic and Archeological District, September 2010 | |
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| Location | Pennsylvania Route 345 and Harmonyville, Bethesda, Hopewell, Piersol, Trythall, and Northside Roads, Warwick Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°11′18″N 75°46′08″W / 40.18833°N 75.76889°W |
| Area | 1,848.5 acres (748.1 ha) |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000135[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 1995 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
History and notable features
editThis district is adjacent to the Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, and encompasses fifty-five contributing buildings, thirty-nine contributing archaeological sites, thirteen contributing structures, and one contributing object in a mineral-rich, well-forested area. Archaeological remains document prehistoric habitation dating back to 3000 BC. The contributing buildings include log and fieldstone buildings, many of which date to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. They include two well designed Georgian-style dwellings that date to 1817 and 1822. Also located in the district are the Bethesda Church, or Lloyd's Meeting House (1782), the Pine Swamp Evangelical Church (1894), and the Monocacy Schoolhouse (1884).[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[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). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved November 2, 2012. Note: This includes Estelle Cremers and William Sisson (May 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: North Warwick Historic and Archeological District" (PDF). Retrieved December 7, 2012.