Birchrunville Historic District is a national

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

located in

West Vincent Township West Vincent Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The population was 4,567 at the 2010 census. History The township was named after Sir Mathias Vincent. West Vincent was formed in 1832 when Vincent Township was divided. The r ...

, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 53 contributing buildings, 5 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure in the crossroads hamlet of Birchrunville. The district is primarily residential, with those buildings largely constructed between 1840 and 1880. Some dwellings date to the early-19th century and are reflective of the

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style. The district also includes the separately listed Birchrunville General Store. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1992.

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{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Georgian architecture in Pennsylvania Historic districts in Chester County, Pennsylvania Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania