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Damascus Historic District

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NRHP Reference #
  
92001000

Year built
  
1810

Area
  
18 ha

Added to NRHP
  
14 August 1992

Damascus Historic District

Location
  
Roughly, PA 371 from Galilee Rd. to the Delaware R. and adjacent part of Rt. 63027 S of PA 371, Damascus Township, Pennsylvania

Architectural style
  
Renaissance, Greek Revival, Queen Anne

MPS
  
Upper Delaware Valley, New York and Pennsylvania MPS

Damascus Historic District, is a national historic district located at Damascus Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 36 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 2 contributing structures in the community of Damascus. The buildings are in a variety of popular architectural styles including Greek Revival, Queen Anne, and Renaissance Revival. Notable buildings include the Baptist Church (c. 1832), Damascus Academy, Vail and Appley Store (c. 1860), Methodist Church (1857), Philip O'Reilly House (c. 1840), and Luther Appley House (c. 1850). The sites are the Hillside Cemetery and Overlook Cemetery.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

References

Damascus Historic District Wikipedia