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Paradise Valley Historic District

Coordinates: 39°59′04″N 75°39′55″W / 39.98444°N 75.66528°W / 39.98444; -75.66528
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Paradise Valley Historic District
House in the Paradise Valley Historic District, March 2011
Paradise Valley Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Paradise Valley Historic District
Paradise Valley Historic District is located in the United States
Paradise Valley Historic District
LocationRoughly Valley Creek Road from U.S. Route 322 to Ravine Road, near Marshallton, East Bradford Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°59′04″N 75°39′55″W / 39.98444°N 75.66528°W / 39.98444; -75.66528
Area260 acres (110 ha)
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal, Vernacular Pennsylvania Colonial
NRHP reference No.92001724[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 24, 1992

TheParadise Valley Historic District is a national historic district that is located in East Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

History and architectural features

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This district encompasses twenty-five contributing buildings, ten contributing sites, and ten contributing structures that are located in rural Chester County. It includes a variety of vernacular stone farmhouses, bank barns, farm outbuildings, a stone bridge, two mill races, and a small family graveyard. Notable properties include the William Mercer Farm, Samuel Starr Farm, George Jefferis Farm, Thomas Price Farm, Spackman's Mill site, Hannum Mill site, and Enoch Pearson Farm.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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 Frederick L. Richards (August 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Paradise Valley Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved December 23, 2012.