Charlestown Village Historic District Explained

Charlestown Village Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Southwest of Phoenixville on Charlestown Road, Charlestown Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.0994°N -75.5567°W
Built:1745
Architecture:Late Victorian, Italianate
Added:May 16, 1978
Refnum:78002374

Charlestown Village Historic District is a national historic district located in Charlestown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is adjacent to the Middle Pickering Rural Historic District. It encompasses 21 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure on 7 properties in the crossroads village of Charlestown. They date between about 1740 and 1870, and are reflective of a number of popular architectural styles including Late Victorian and Italianate. The oldest is the Job Harvey House, built about 1740. Also included is the Charlestown Woolen Mill (1862-1865), William Nixon House (c. 1817), Charlestown Methodist Episcopal Church (1840, 1881), Moses King House, William Howard house and wheelwright shop, and the "Town Hall."[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Searchable database. 2012-11-02. October 28, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121028073929/http://www.arch.state.pa.us/. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H001525_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Charlestown Village Historic District]. 2012-11-05. CHarles Dunlevey. PDF. August 1973.