Lionville Historic District
Why it's listed
Lionville is a village in Uwchlan Township, Chester County, grouped around a crossroads and the Red Lion Tavern, licensed from 1740. The houses range from early stone and log dwellings to wooden homes of the late 1700s and early 1800s, with many stone buildings later stuccoed. The Uwchlan Meeting House, built of stone in 1756 to replace an earlier log building, is the village's oldest public building. The tavern was a stopping point for travellers and drovers, and Revolutionary War activity took place on its green. Quaker families used hiding places in several village buildings on the Underground Railroad before the Civil War. The village's commerce, cottage industries and schools shaped its nineteenth-century growth, and the district is valued for preserving this mixed architecture and its layout around the green and meeting house.
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| Period of significance | 1700-1899 |
|---|---|
| Areas of significance | Commerce |
| Acreage | 71 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Lionville Historic District (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.