Wycombe Village Historic District

Wycombe Village Historic District is a national historic district located in Wycombe, Buckingham Township and Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 56 buildings and 3 structures. Including a variety of residential, commercial and institutional buildings, with notable examples of Queen Anne and Bungalow/craftsman architecture. Most were built between 1891 and 1915. Notable buildings include the Carver-Slack Farmstead (c. 1790-1820), Coal and Lumber Yard / Feed Mill (1892-1927), Wycombe Station (1891-1892), Edward Kirk House (1911), Albert S. Worthington House (1908), Cope Mansion (1899), Wycombe Hall / Cope Hall (1909), Warner S. Thompson Mansion (1901), Albert J. Thompson Mansion (1899, 1909) and the Wycombe Independent Schoolhouse (1913). Located in the district and separately listed with the National Register of Historic Places is the Gen. John Lacey Homestead.[2] Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

Wycombe Village Historic District
Wycombe Post Office. October 2012.
LocationRoughly bounded by Township Line, Mill Creek and Forest Grove Rds., Cherry Lane, Washington and Park Aves., Wycombe, Buckingham Township and Wrightstown Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°16′57″N 75°01′07″W
Area63 acres (25 ha)
Built1891–1915
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Vernacular Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.85000177[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 31, 1985
  • Wycombe Station.
  • Wycombe Station.
  • Wycombe Baptist Church.
  • Township Line Rd.
  • Mill Creek Rd. Public House.
  • Coal and Lumber Yard.
  • Coal and Lumber Yard.

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 Jeffrey L. Marshall and Kathryn Ann Auerbach (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wycombe Village Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-19.


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