Spring Valley Historic District
The Spring Valley Historic District, also known as Mechanic's Valley, is a national historic district that is located in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Spring Valley Historic District | |
 House in the Spring Valley Historic District, December 2011 | |
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| Location | Mill Road and U.S. Route 202, Buckingham Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°19′07″N 75°04′59″W |
| Area | 40.5 acres (16.4 ha) |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000140[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 7, 1988 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
History and architectural features
This district includes thirty-two contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two contributing structures that are located in the crossroads village of Spring Valley. They include a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings, some of which are representative of the vernacular Georgian and Federal styles.
The residential buildings are predominantly two-and-one-half-story, stuccoed stone structures, some of which date to the mid-eighteenth century. Notable buildings include the Upper Mill or Spring Valley Mill (c. 1740), the Lower Mill (c. 1820), a blacksmith and wheelwright shop, a cooperage, a store, and two inns—the "Neff's Tavern" and Temperance Inn (c. 1838). The contributing structures are the Spring Valley Mill Dam and a stone arch bridge.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Judith H. Moore and Kathryn Wannemacher (July 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Spring Valley Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved October 19, 2012.
