The South Wayne 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 ...

that is located in Wayne,

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 1991.

History and architectural features

This district includes 316 contributing buildings that are located in a residential area of Wayne. The majority of the dwellings were built between 1881 and 1930 and include notable examples of Shingle Style and

Colonial Revival architecture 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 ...

, representing the work of

William Lightfoot Price William Lightfoot Price (November 9, 1861 – October 14, 1916) was an American architect, a pioneer in the use of reinforced concrete, and a founder of the utopian communities of Arden, Delaware and Rose Valley, Pennsylvania. Early life Price ...

Horace Trumbauer Horace Trumbauer (December 28, 1868 – September 18, 1938) was a prominent American architect of the Gilded Age, known for designing residential manors for the wealthy. Later in his career he also designed hotels, office buildings, and much of ...

, and several other architects. This historic district reflects suburban development in the late-nineteenth century. It was a major component of a large, planned, railroad commuter suburb called "the Wayne Estates," complementing the northern half of the residential area that is now included in the

North Wayne Historic District The North Wayne Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Wayne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. History and architectural features This district is ...

, and the downtown area of Wayne, which sits between the two residential districts, now the

Downtown Wayne Historic District Downtown Wayne Historic District is a national historic district located at Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The district includes approximately 100 resources. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the National Register of H ...

. ''Note:'' This includes and It was added to the

in 1991.

Gallery

File:331 Louella S Wayne HD PA.JPG, Louella Street File:319 Louella S Wayne HD PA.JPG, Louella Street; designed by

File:421 Midland S Wayne HD PA.JPG, Midland Avenue File:317 Midland Wayne PA W Price 1890-C.JPG, Midland Avenue; designed by

File:205 Pembroke S Wayne HD.JPG, Pembroke Street

References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Historic districts in Delaware County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania