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.