Hamorton Historic District Explained

Hamorton Historic District
Nrhp Type:	hd
Nocat:	yes
Location:	Junction of U.S. Route 1 and Pennsylvania Route 52, Kennett Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	39.8689°N -75.655°W
Builder:	Hamor, Abraham; Martin, E.William
Architecture:	Colonial Revival, Gothic Revival
Added:	April 26, 1990
Refnum:	90000704

The Hamorton Historic District is a national historic district in the center of Hamorton, Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

History and architectural features

This historic district encompasses one contributing structure and seventy-five contributing buildings, which are located in the crossroads community of Hamorton. This district largely consists of a variety of stone, brick, and frame residences which were built between 1780 and 1930.^[1]

The village was laid out during the 1830s, and was developed as a company town during the early twentieth century by Pierre S. du Pont (1870–1954).^[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. December 27, 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|H096232_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hamorton Historic District]. 2012-12-23. Martha Wolf and P. Maley. PDF. December 1989.