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Phoenixville Historic District

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NRHP Reference #
  
87000378

Year built
  
1765

Area
  
120 ha

Added to NRHP
  
17 March 1987

Phoenixville Historic District

Location
  
Roughly bounded by Penn St., RR tracks, Fourth Ave., and Wheatland St., Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Architectural styles
  
Italianate architecture, Greek Revival architecture, Second Empire architecture

The Phoenixville Historic District is a national historic district located at Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The district consists of the older part of Phoenixville, especially the former Phoenix Iron Works site and its employee and owner housing.

At the time of nomination (c. 1987), the district contained 908 contributing building, 52 non-contributing buildings and one contributing structure (bridge). The district is "roughly bounded by Penn St., RR tracks, Fourth Ave., and Wheatland St." This historic district is the largest in Chester County.

References

Phoenixville Historic District Wikipedia