Langhorne Manor School
The Langhorne Manor School, now known as Langhorne Manor Borough Hall, is an historic, American one-room school building that is located in Langhorne Manor, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Langhorne Manor School | |
Langhorne Manor Borough Hall, October 2012 | |
| Location | 618 Hulmeville Ave., Langhorne Manor, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°9′52″N 74°55′16″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1891 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Queen Anne |
| MPS | Educational Resources of Pennsylvania MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000518[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 10, 2008 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
History and architectural features
Built in 1891, this historic structure is a small 1+1⁄2-story building with stone-faced, wood-frame walls and a slate covered hipped roof. Designed in the Queen Anne style, it measures thirty-three feet wide by forty-three feet deep. The roof features two eyelid dormers and a gable dormer with fishscale shingles. The school was converted to a borough hall in 1959.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes David Kimmerly (September 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Langhorne Manor School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-07.
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