Point Pleasant Historic District (Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania)

Point Pleasant Historic District is a national historic district located in Point Pleasant, Plumstead Township and Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 74 contributing buildings and 4 contributing structures in the riverfront and resort village of Point Pleasant. They include a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings. The buildings are predominantly 2 1/2-story, stone and frame, gable roofed structures reflective of vernacular Greek Revival, Italianate, and Bungalow/craftsman styles. Notable buildings include "The Brambles," Thomas Schwartz House (c. 1840), Stover Mansion (Tattersall Inn), Point Pleasant School (1850), Baptist Church (1852), Point Pleasant Hotel (c. 1840), Jacob Sutters Hotel (c. 1870), Waterman's Inn (1832), and the Stover Grist and Saw Mill (c. 1742). The contributing structures are four bridges that cross the Pennsylvania Canal.[2]

Point Pleasant Historic District
Point Pleasant Historic District. Corner of River and Byram Rds. November 2012.
LocationRiver Rd. and Point Pleasant Pike, Point Pleasant, Plumstead Township and Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°25′20″N 75°03′58″W
Area30 acres (12 ha)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Greek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.89001652[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 1989

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

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 Jerry A. Clouse (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Point Pleasant Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-19.


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