Bristol Industrial Historic District Explained

Bristol Industrial Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Pennsylvania Canal, Jefferson Ave., Canal St., Pennsylvania RR, & Beaver St., Bristol, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.1019°N -74.8542°W
Built:1868
Builder:Bristol Improvement Co.; Heacock & Hokanson
Added:November 16, 1987
Refnum:87002016

Bristol Industrial Historic District is a national historic district located at Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses nine contributing buildings in a wholly industrial area of Bristol. It includes the Keystone Mill (1877, 1903), Star Mill (1880), Wilson & Fenimore Walpaper Factory (1882), and Peirce and William Planing Mill (1891). The district includes the separately listed Grundy Mill Complex and formerly listed Bristol Carpet Mills. A number of the buildings were constructed by the Bristol Improvement Company between 1876 and 1885.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. October 17, 2012. July 21, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H088854_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bristol Industrial Historic District]. 2012-10-07. Patrick W. O'Bannon. PDF. May 1987.