Hamorton Historic District (Boundary Increase)
No boundary or coordinates published for this district.
The National Park Service has not published a boundary polygon for this district; the map shows the listed properties inside it.
Why it's listed
Hamorton is a village of brick, frame and stone houses at the crossing of Baltimore Pike and the Wilmington Road in Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Its older section was laid out in the 1830s on narrow rectangular lots subdivided from the Ezekiel Webb estate, with Abraham Hamor building most of the early dwellings. The village grew into a commercial center, with a general store run by the Pyle family and a post office established in 1831, and it rivaled Kennett Square until the railroad bypassed it. In 1928-1930 P.S. DuPont of Longwood Gardens added a planned section to the north, with eighteen detached Colonial and Georgian Revival houses designed by E. William Martin. The village is also tied to abolitionism, with Dr. Bartholomew Fussell's hall and Sarah Harvey Pearson's free store opposing slavery in the 1840s and 1850s. The historic district holds 52 contributing principal buildings, and the village keeps much of its original layout.
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| Period of significance | 1780-1930 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Gothic Revival; Colonial Revival; Georgian Revival |
| Areas of significance | Commerce, Architecture, Social History |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | Hamorton Historic District (Boundary Increase) (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.