Penn's Park General Store Complex

Penn's Park General Store Complex, also known as the Gaines Property, is a historic commercial complex located at Penn's Park, Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It is south of the Penns Park Historic District. The complex consists of three primary buildings: a farmhouse, store building, and frame bank barn, along with six outbuildings. The farmhouse was built in 1810, and is a 2 1/2-story, six bay, fieldstone rectangular building in the Georgian style. The store building was built in 1836, and is a three-story, three bay by three bay, fieldstone building. The outbuildings consist of a storage shed, wagon building, chicken house, livestock barn, wood shed, and outhouse. The store housed a post office until 1971.[2]

Penn's Park General Store Complex
Penn's Park General Store Complex, October 2012
Location2310–2324 Second St. Pike, Wrightson Township, Penns Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°15′57″N 74°59′56″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1810, 1836
Architectural styleVernacular Georgian
NRHP reference No.85000072[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 8, 1985

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

  • Farm House (1810).
  • Store House (1836).
  • Bank Barn (west side).
  • Bank Barn (north side).
  • Central Plaza and Barn.

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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes William Boettger and Paul E. Doutrich (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Penn's Park General Store Complex" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-01.


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