Milford Historic District (Boundary Increase)

Milford, on the west bank of the Delaware River in northeastern Pennsylvania, was laid out in 1793 on a grid of large blocks by the judge John Biddis, and its residential streets still follow that plan. Most of the district's roughly 450 resources are two- to three-story wood buildings on stone foundations, with a considerable number of brick houses and native cobblestone walls. Mid-19th-century resort hotels and summer homes drew New York and Philadelphia visitors, and in 1912 D. W. Griffith filmed scenes in the town with his Biograph players. The Milford Theater on East Catharine Street premiered a 1928 film produced there. Local builders the Snyder family used cobblestone and bluestone, and Alfred Marvin designed the Milford High School. The district's mix of Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate and later styles is presented as its main architectural distinction.