Green Valley Historic District

The Green Valley Historic District is a national historic district which is located in East Marlborough Township and Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Green Valley Historic District
Green Valley Log Cabin, Green Valley Historic District, February 2011
Green Valley Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Green Valley Historic District
Green Valley Historic District is located in the United States
Green Valley Historic District
LocationGreen Valley Rd., East Marlborough Township and Newlin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°55′18″N 75°45′40″W
Area780 acres (320 ha)
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
MPSWest Branch Brandywine Creek MRA
NRHP reference No.85002352[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 1985

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

History and architectural features

The Green Valley Historic District encompasses fourteen contributing buildings, one contributing site and two contributing structures. Located in rural Chester County, it includes a variety of vernacular stone and log farmhouses, farm outbuildings, mill sites, and lime kilns.

Notable properties include the Green Valley Farm, which was built sometime around 1810, the Green Valley School, which was erected in 1862, the William Hall log house, which was built sometime around 1795, Harvey's Mill house and mill site, which were built sometime around 1780, and the Robinson homestead, which was built sometime around 1820.[2]

This district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2012. Note: This includes Martha Leigh Wolf (December 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Green Valley Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved December 23, 2012.
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