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Pennsylvania - Delaware County - Historic Districts
Delaware County Pennsylvania (Historic Districts) has 25 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 7 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Andrew Wyeth Studio and Kuerner Farm (Boundary Expansion and Additional Documentation), Brandywine Battlefield, Chadds Ford Historic District, Ivy Mills Historic District and Merion Golf Club, East and West Courses.

Many famous people are associated with these Delaware County historic places including N.C. Wyeth, Alice Barber Stephens, Joseph Valentine, Taylor,John, et al. and William L. Price.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Delaware County places including William Lightfoot Price, William D. Brinkle, Hugh Irvine Wilson, John Wise, Wendell & Smith, William H. Lee, Robert Rodes McGoodwine, Wilson Brothers, Bunting & Shrigley and Joseph Linden Heacock. Prominent architectural styles found in Delaware Country are Colonial Revival, Late Victorian and Gothic Revival.

Albertson, Henry, Subdivision Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000044)
Also known as Albertson, Henry, Plan;Albertson, Henry, Property
Rounghly bounded by N. Lansdowne, Clover, Wycombe, Price, and Stewart Aves., and Balfour Cir. , Lansdowne
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Heacock, Joseph Linden, Bunting & Shrigley
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Single Dwelling
Andrew Wyeth Studio and Kuerner Farm (Boundary Expansion and Additional Documentation) (added 2014 - - #14000924)
415 Ring Road (farm), 1821 Murphy Rd. (studio), Chadds Fod Rd.
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Brandywine Battlefield (added 1966 - - #66000660)
Brandywine Battlefield Park , Chadds Ford
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
Brandywine Summit Camp Meeting (added 1995 - - #95000132)
119 Beaver Valley Rd., Concord Township , Chadds Ford
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Wise, John
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Camp, Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Chadds Ford Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000699)
Also known as See Also:Chad House; Wyeth, N.C., House and Studio NHL
Jct. of U.S. 1 and PA 100 , Chadds Ford
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Single Dwelling
Chester Creek Historic District (added 1972 - - #72001120)
N, E, and S of Glen Mills along the W branch of Chester Creek , Thornbury
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Early Republic, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Taylor,John, et al.
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
Industrial Archaeology
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Chester Heights Camp Meeting Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000460)
Also known as Chester Heights Camp Meeting
320 Valley Brook Rd. , Chester Heights Borough
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Camp, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Concordville Historic District (added 1973 - - #73001624)
Also known as See Also:Concord Friends Meetinghouse;Newlin, Nicholas, Hous
Concord Rd. and Baltimore Pike , Concordville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Education, Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Downtown Wayne Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000607)
Roughly bounded by Louella Ct., West, & S. Wayne Aves. (Radnor Township), Wayne
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Eden Cemetery (added 2010 - - #10001031)
1434 Springdale Rd, Collingdale
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Ivy Mills Historic District (added 1972 - - #72001117)
Corner of Ivy Mills and Pole Cat Rds. , Concord Township
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Lansdowne Park Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001986)
W. Greenwood, Owen, W. Baltimore, Windermere, & W. Stratford Aves. , Lansdowne
Smallbones, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Free,William H.
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Merion Golf Club, East and West Courses (added 1989 - - #89002085)
Ardmore Ave. , Ardmore
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wilson,Hugh Irvine
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Valentine,Joseph
Significant Year:
1942, 1914, 1912
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Sport Facility
Newlin Mill Complex (added 1983 - - #83002240)
S. Cheyney Rd. , Glen Mills
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Warehouse
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
North Wayne Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001619)
Also known as Wayne Estate
Roughly bounded by Eagle Rd., Woodland Ct., Radnor St., Poplar & N. Wayne Ave. , Wayne
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple, Wendell & Smith
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Pusey-Crozier Mill Historic District (added 1976 - - #76001638)
Also known as Pusey Plantation;Landingford;See Also:Pusey, Caleb, House
Race St. , Upland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1750-1799, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Ridley Creek State Park (added 1976 - - #76001637)
Also known as Jeffords` Estate
NW of Media between PA 3 and PA 352 , Media
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Early Republic, Late Victorian, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
American,Rural
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Park, Single Dwelling
Rose Valley Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000470)
Roughly bounded by Ridley Creek, Woodward Rd, Providence and Brookhaven Rds and Todmorden Ln within Rose Valley Borough , Rose Valley Borough
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Price, William L., et al.
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Gothic Revival
Historic Person:
Price, William L.
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Theater
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Theater
South Wayne Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000477)
Also known as Wayne Estate
Roughly bounded by Lancaster Ave., Conestoga Rd. and Iven Ave., Radnor Township , Wayne
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al, Price,William Lightfoot
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Swarthmore Borough Center Historic District (added 2026 - - #100012966)
Roughly bounded by the railroad and Myers Ave to the north, Chester Road and Rutgers Ave to the east, Lincoln Ave and Lafayette Ave to the west, and the Postal Office and Swarthmore United M, Swarthmore
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Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Thornton Village Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000745)
Centered on Thornton and Glen Mills Rds. , Thornbury
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Funerary, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Business, Post Office, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, Post Office, Single Dwelling
Thunderbird Lodge (added 1989 - - #89001053)
45 Rose Valley Rd. , Rose Valley
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Price,William Lightfoot
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
Stephens,Alice Barber
Significant Year:
1904, 1790
Area of Significance:
Art, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1750-1799
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker, Multiple Dwelling
Tyler, John J., Arboretum (added 2003 - - #03000080)
Also known as Painter, Minshall and Jacob, Farm
515 Painter Rd. , Lima
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McGoodwine, Robert Rodes
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Georgian
Significant Year:
1800, 1738, 1710
Area of Significance:
Science, Conservation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Library, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, Horticulture Facility, Museum, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling
Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades (added 2022 - - #100008235)
Also known as Williamson College of the Trades
106 South New Middletown Rd., Middletown Township
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Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Wyeth, N.C., House and Studio (added 1997 - - #97001680)
Also known as See also: Chadds Ford Historic District
Murphy Road , Chadds Ford Township
Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Brinkle, William D.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Wyeth, N.C.
Significant Year:
1911
Area of Significance:
Art
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Other, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Museum, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Other, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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