Fallsington Historic District
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Fallsington Historic District | |
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The Stage Coach Tavern | |
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| Location | S of U.S. 1, E of New Tyburn Rd., Fallsington, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°8′40″N 74°48′58″W / 40.14444°N 74.81611°WCoordinates: 40°8′40″N 74°48′58″W / 40.14444°N 74.81611°W |
| Area | 170 acres (69 ha) |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Colonial, Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | 72001099[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | June 19, 1972 |
| Designated PHMC | June 03, 1961[2] |
The Fallsington Historic District is a historic district in Fallsington, Pennsylvania.
The district's history spans over 300 years. While William Penn resided at nearby Pennsbury Manor, he attended Friends meeting in Fallsington. The center of the district is Meetinghouse Square, where the first meetinghouse was built in 1690. The third meetinghouse, built in 1790, is currently used as a community center, the William Penn Center. The fourth meetinghouse on the square, built in 1841, still operates as a place of worship for Quakers.[3]
Historic Falsington offers tours of the district, including the interiors of three preserved buildings: the Moon-Williamson Log House, Burges-Lippincott House, and the Stagecoach Tavern.
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It comprises 62 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two contributing objects.[4]
References
- ↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Welcome". Fallsington Friends Meeting. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Historic Fallsington" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
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