Pottstown Landing Historic District

Pottstown Landing Historic District is a national historic district located in North Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 76 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the linear village of Pottstown Landing. The buildings date from the 18th to 20th century and primarily include residential buildings. Also included are a number of contributing outbuildings, a school, and a church. The oldest buildings are associated with the Joseph Rieff stone farmhouse (c. 1780). The village developed along the banks of the Schuylkill River and increased after the opening of the Schuylkill Canal.[2]

Pottstown Landing Historic District
House in the Pottstown Landing Historic District, March 2011
LocationRoughly bounded by US 422 By-Pass, Whartnaby St. 633 Laurelwood Rd. and Reiff St., North Coventry Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°14′17″N 75°39′51″W
Area21.9 acres (8.9 ha)
Built byKerlin, Daniel; Ecker A., et
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No.01000927[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 31, 2001

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[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). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Estelle Cremers (December 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Pottstown Landing Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-07.


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