Uhlerstown Historic District
Why it's listed
Uhlerstown is a canal-era village and surrounding farmland on the Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal in Tinicum Township, Bucks County. Its growth began at Lock No. 18, and it expanded after Michael Uhler arrived in the early 1850s. Uhler built a Gothic Revival brick house, a stone hotel, mills, lime kilns, boat yards and a store, and he operated a line of canal boats. Worker housing, mostly modest frame houses, lines the canal and River Road. The village kept its relationship with surrounding farms, which still border it. A covered bridge over the canal dates to 1832, and the hotel near the Delaware River served ferry and rail travellers. Palisade cliffs form a backdrop that separates the village from later development. The district is valued as a largely intact picture of how a canal village worked between 1832 and 1932.
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| Period of significance | 1832-1932 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Vernacular Southeast Pennsylvania; Gothic Revival (Michael Uhler house); Greek Revival (brick farmhouse) |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Commerce, Transportation |
| Acreage | 240 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Uhlerstown 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.