The South Wayne Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Wayne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
South Wayne Historic District | |
 House in the South Wayne Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Lancaster Ave., Conestoga Rd. and Iven Ave., Radnor Township, Wayne, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°02′22″N 75°22′59″W / 40.03944°N 75.38306°W |
| Area | 270 acres (110 ha) |
| Built | 1880 |
| Architect | Price, William Lightfoot; et al |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000477[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 18, 1991 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
History and architectural features
editThis district includes 316 contributing buildings that are located in a residential area of Wayne. The majority of the dwellings were built between 1881 and 1930 and include notable examples of Shingle Style and Colonial Revival architecture, representing the work of William Lightfoot Price, Horace Trumbauer, and several other architects.
This historic district reflects suburban development in the late-nineteenth century. It was a major component of a large, planned, railroad commuter suburb called "the Wayne Estates," complementing the northern half of the residential area that is now included in the North Wayne Historic District, and the downtown area of Wayne, which sits between the two residential districts, now the Downtown Wayne Historic District.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
Gallery
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Louella Street -
Louella Street; designed by Horace Trumbauer -
Midland Avenue -
Midland Avenue; designed by William Lightfoot Price -
Pembroke Street
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 Jane E. Dorchester (December 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: South Wayne Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved January 13, 2012. and Robert Wise (March 2003). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form" (PDF). Retrieved January 13, 2012.
