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Goshenville Historic District

Coordinates: 39°59′31″N 75°32′35″W / 39.99194°N 75.54306°W / 39.99194; -75.54306
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Goshenville Historic District
A former blacksmith shop in the Goshenville Historic District, December 2009
Goshenville Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Goshenville Historic District
Goshenville Historic District is located in the United States
Goshenville Historic District
LocationMainly along N. Chester Rd., jct. with East Boot Road, East Goshen Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°59′31″N 75°32′35″W / 39.99194°N 75.54306°W / 39.99194; -75.54306
Area26 acres (11 ha)
Architectural styleColonial, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.00001347[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 2000

The Goshenville Historic District is a national historic district, which is located in East Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses eleven contributing buildings, two contributing sites and two contributing structures in the crossroads village of Goshenville.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

History and architectural features

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The structures in this historic district date to the 18th and 19th centuries, and are reflective of a number of popular architectural styles including Greek Revival. They include residences, 1790s-era farmhouses, a tenant house that was bult circa 1750, the Goshen Friends Meetinghouse, which was erected in 1849, a Hicksite Meetinghouse (1855) and burial ground, a general store and post office that were built in 1800, and a blacksmith/wheelwright shop that was erected sometime around 1740.[2]

This district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on October 28, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2012. Note: This includes Robert J. Wise, Jr. (May 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Goshenville Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2012.