Phoenixville Historic District
Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Phoenixville Historic District is a national historic district located at Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The district consists of the older part of Phoenixville, especially the former Phoenix Iron Works site and its employee and owner housing.
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Phoenixville Historic District | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Penn St., RR tracks, Fourth Ave., and Wheatland St., Phoenixville, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°08′00″N 75°31′00″W |
Area | 296.9 acres (120.2 ha) |
Built | 1765 |
Architect | Grover, T.D.; Et al. |
Architectural style | Italianate, Greek Revival, Second Empire |
NRHP reference No. | 87000378[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 17, 1987 |
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At the time of nomination (c. 1987), the district contained 908 contributing building, 52 non-contributing buildings and one contributing structure (bridge). The district is "roughly bounded by Penn St., RR tracks, Fourth Ave., and Wheatland St."[2] This historic district is the largest in Chester County.