Goshenville Historic District Explained

Goshenville Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Mainly along N. Chester Rd., jct. with East Boot Road, East Goshen Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9919°N -75.5431°W
Architecture:Colonial, Greek Revival
Added:November 8, 2000
Refnum:00001347

The Goshenville Historic District is a national historic district, which is located in East Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses eleven contributing buildings, two contributing sites and two contributing structures in the crossroads village of Goshenville.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

History and architectural features

The structures in this historic district date to the 18th and 19th centuries, and are reflective of a number of popular architectural styles including Greek Revival. They include residences, 1790s-era farmhouses, a tenant house that was bult circa 1750, the Goshen Friends Meetinghouse, which was erected in 1849, a Hicksite Meetinghouse (1855) and burial ground, a general store and post office that were built in 1800, and a blacksmith/wheelwright shop that was erected sometime around 1740.[1]

This district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

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|H096656_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Goshenville Historic District]. 2012-11-05. Robert J. Wise, Jr.. PDF. May 2000.