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Thornton Village Historic District

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Built
  
c. 1750, c. 1777

Address
  
Glen Mills, IN 46514, USA

Added to NRHP
  
14 November 2006

NRHP Reference #
  
06000745

Area
  
5 ha

Thornton Village Historic District

Location
  
Centered on Thornton and Glen Mills Rds., Thornbury Township, Pennsylvania

Architectural style
  
Colonial, Federal, et al.

Thornton Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Thornbury Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 13 contributing buildings in the crossroads village of Thornton. The oldest building, the Yellow House, dates to about 1750, with most of the remainder dated between about 1790 and 1855. The next oldest house is the Isaac Pyle House, built about 1777. In addition to the Yellow House, the district includes one commercial building, seven residence, a converted blacksmith shop, a converted barn, three stables or carriage houses, and two frame sheds. A number of the house are in the Federal style.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

References

Thornton Village Historic District Wikipedia