Penn's Park General Store Complex

Penn's Park General Store Complex
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Penn's Park General Store Complex. October 2012.
Location	2310-2324 Second St. Pike, Wrightson Township, Penns Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°15′57″N 74°59′56″W / 40.26583°N 74.99889°WCoordinates: 40°15′57″N 74°59′56″W / 40.26583°N 74.99889°W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1810, 1836
Architectural style	Georgian, Other, Vernacular Georgian
NRHP Reference #	85000072[1]
Added to NRHP	January 8, 1985

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]

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

Gallery

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

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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.