Muddy Creek Forks Historic District

Muddy Creek Forks Historic District is a national historic district located at the Village of Muddy Creek Forks in East Hopewell, Fawn, and Lower Chanceford Townships in York County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 12 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 5 contributing structures. The buildings and structures were constructed between about 1800 and 1935. The buildings include the general store, six houses, a mill, grain elevator, warehouse, and Sweitzer barn.[2] Most of the buildings incorporate Late Victorian style details. The structures are two bridges, a corn crib, a weigh station, and a mill race. The site is the site of a former mill and mill pond.[3]

Muddy Creek Forks Historic District
LocationJct. of Muddy Creek Forks and New Park Rds., E. Hopewell, Fawn and Long Chanceford Townships, East Hopewell, Fawn, and Lower Chanceford Townships
Coordinates39°48′27″N 76°28′31″W
Area42.4 acres (17.2 ha)
Built1874
Architectural styleLate Victorian, vernacular Pennsylvania farm
NRHP reference No.94000397[1]
Added to NRHPApril 29, 1994

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. YouTube: Muddy Creek Forks
  3. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Melinda G. Higgins and Thomas L. Schaefer (August 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Muddy Creek Forks Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-21.


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