Equinunk Historic District Explained

Equinunk Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Generally following SR191, Pine Mill, Lordville, and Grocery Hill Rds., Buckingham Township and Manchester Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:41.855°N -75.2269°W
Builder:Lloyd Brothers
Architecture:Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Added:November 12, 1999
Refnum:99001336

Equinunk Historic District is a national historic district located at Buckingham Township and Manchester Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 55 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the community of Equinunk. The buildings are vernacular interpretations of a variety of popular 19th- and early-20th-century architectural styles including Greek Revival, Italianate, Gothic Revival, Second Empire, and Queen Anne. Notable buildings include Nelson's Store (c. 1850), Calder House (c. 1836), Nelson House (c. 1875), Barnes House (1901), Bullock's Store (c. 1888), Taft Hotel (c. 1870), Bleck's Hotel (1905), and Equinunk Methodist Church (1895). The contributing site is the Equinunk Cemetery.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-06-10. 2005-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20050914194407/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H105049_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Equinunk Historic District ]. 2012-06-02. Mary E. Curtis. PDF. June 1999.