Henry Albertson Subdivision Historic District

The Henry Albertson Subdivision Historic District, also known as the Henry Albertson Plan and Henry Albertson Property, is an historic subdivision and national historic district which is located in Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

Henry Albertson Subdivision Historic District
House on Greenwood, 2013
Henry Albertson Subdivision Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Henry Albertson Subdivision Historic District
Henry Albertson Subdivision Historic District is located in the United States
Henry Albertson Subdivision Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by N. Lansdowne, Clover, Wycombe, Price, and Stewart Aves., and Balfour Cir., Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′34″N 75°16′21″W
Area24 acres (9.7 ha)
ArchitectBunting & Shrigley; Heacock, Joseph Linden
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.98000044[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 30, 1998

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

History and architectural features

The district includes seventy contributing buildings which are located in a residential area of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. The subdivision consists of single and double houses, which were built between 1884 and roughly 1940, and were designed in a variety of popular architectural styles.

This historic district includes notable examples of the Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Queen Anne styles, which are characterized by first stories made from stone, wood frame upper stories, and wooden porches.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[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 January 16, 2012. Note: This includes Rebecca A. Hunt (December 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Henry Albertson Subdivision Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved January 16, 2012.
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