The Henry Albertson Subdivision Historic District, also known as the Henry Albertson Plan and Henry Albertson Property, is an historic

subdivision Subdivision may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Subdivision (metre), in music * ''Subdivision'' (film), 2009 * "Subdivision", an episode of ''Prison Break'' (season 2) * ''Subdivisions'' (EP), by Sinch, 2005 * "Subdivisions" (song), by Rus ...

and 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 ...

which is located in

Lansdowne Lansdowne or Lansdown may refer to: People * Lansdown Guilding (1797–1831), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines naturalist and engraver *Fenwick Lansdowne (1937–2008), Canadian wildlife artist * George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne (1666–1735) ...

Delaware County, Pennsylvania Delaware County, colloquially referred to as Delco, is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. With a population of 576,830 as of the 2020 census, it is the List of counties in Pennsylvan ...

. 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 1998.

History and architectural features

The district includes seventy contributing buildings which are located in a residential area of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. The subdivision consists of single and double houses, which were built between 1884 and roughly 1940, and were designed in a variety of popular architectural styles. This historic district includes notable examples of the

Colonial Revival The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture. The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the archi ...

Tudor Revival Tudor Revival architecture (also known as mock Tudor in the UK) first manifested itself in domestic architecture in the United Kingdom in the latter half of the 19th century. Based on revival of aspects that were perceived as Tudor architecture ...

, and Queen Anne styles, which are characterized by first stories made from stone, wood frame upper stories, and wooden porches. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

in 1998.

Gallery

File:Albertson 113a Greenwood DelCo PA.JPG, House on Greenwood, 2013. File:Albertson 19 Greenway DelCo PA.JPG, House on Greenwood, 2013. File:Albertson 6 Balfour DelCo PA.JPG, House on Balfour, 2013. File:Albertson 8 Balfour DelCo PA.JPG, House on Balfour, 2013. File:Albertson 85 Stewart DelCo PA.JPG, House on Stewart, 2013. File:Albertson Highland and Greenway DelCo PA.JPG, House on Highland, 2013.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Albertson, Henry, Subdivision Historic District Queen Anne architecture in Pennsylvania Colonial Revival architecture in Pennsylvania Tudor Revival architecture in Pennsylvania Historic districts in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Lansdowne, Pennsylvania