The Lansdowne Park Historic District is a national

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that is located in Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

History and architexctural features

This district includes 103 contributing buildings; the majority are residences. Eighty-one of the houses were built between 1889 and 1891, with Queen Anne as the dominant architectural style. The remaining houses were built between 1899 and 1913 and include notable examples of the Dutch Colonial Revival and Georgian Revival styles. The oldest house is the Dickenson Farmstead, a 2½-story dwelling built in 1732 and expanded in 1790. ''Note:'' This includes A notable non-residential building located in the district is St. John's Episcopal Church (1901); it closed in 2009."Parishioners say goodbye to St. John the Evangelist", ''Daily Times'', October 12, 2009
/ref> It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Gallery

Find the cat 65 Runnemede Lansdowne HD.JPG, House on Runnemede. St John Episc Lansdowne HD C.JPG, St. John's Episcopal Church St Johns Episc gateway Lansdowne HD.JPG, Gateway to St. John's 47 49 W LaCrosse Lansdowne HD.JPG, Double house on LaCrosse Stratford n Owen Lansdowne HD.JPG, Stratford and Owen Avenue 53 Windmere Lansdowne HD.JPG, House on Windmere Built 1732 Owen Ave. Lansdowne HD.JPG, Dickenson Farmstead, built 1732

References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Queen Anne architecture in Pennsylvania Colonial Revival architecture in Pennsylvania Historic districts in Delaware County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Lansdowne, Pennsylvania