Springtown Historic District is a national
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from ce ...
located in
Springtown,
Springfield Township,
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Bucks County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 646,538, making it the fourth-most populous county in Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Doylestown. The county is named after the English ...
. The district includes 143 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the rural village of Springtown and surrounding area. They include a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings built between 1738 and 1956. The buildings include modest
Georgian and
Federal style residences. Notable buildings include the Conrad Hess Mansion House (c. 1807), White Horse Tavern, Sarah Dean Tenant House, Kooker-Eakin Farm, Springtown Inn (c. 1830), S.G. Mills General Store, Salem United Methodist Church (1842, 1868), Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church (1872), Grace Church (1888), and Franklin Grange Building (c. 1892). Located within the district is the separately listed
John Eakin Farm (1738).
[ ''Note:'' This includes ]
It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...
in 2007.
References
External links
Tattersall Inn at the Stover Mansion website
Historic districts in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Greek Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
Italianate architecture in Pennsylvania
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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