Pottstown Landing Historic District Explained

Pottstown Landing Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by US 422 By-Pass, Whartnaby St. 633 Laurelwood Rd. and Reiff St., North Coventry Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.2381°N -75.6642°W
Builder:Kerlin, Daniel; Ecker A., et
Architecture:Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Added:August 31, 2001
Refnum:01000927

The Pottstown Landing Historic District is a national historic district that is located in North Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

History and architectural features

This district includes seventy-six contributing buildings and one contributing site that are located in the linear village of Pottstown Landing. The buildings date from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries and primarily include residential buildings. Also included are a number of contributing outbuildings, a school, and a church.

The oldest buildings are associated with the Joseph Rieff stone farmhouse (c. 1780). The village developed along the banks of the Schuylkill River and increased after the opening of the Schuylkill Canal.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H104047_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Pottstown Landing Historic District ]. 2012-12-07. Estelle Cremers . PDF. December 2000.