Doe Run Village Historic District

Doe Run Village Historic District

Doe Run Mill, Doe Run Village Historic District, February 2011
Location Highland Dairy, DuPont & Chapel Rds. & Rts. 82 & 841, West Marlborough Township and East Fallowfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°55′08″N 75°49′04″W / 39.91889°N 75.81778°W / 39.91889; -75.81778Coordinates: 39°55′08″N 75°49′04″W / 39.91889°N 75.81778°W / 39.91889; -75.81778
Area 850 acres (340 ha)
MPS West Branch Brandywine Creek MRA
NRHP Reference # 85002349[1]
Added to NRHP September 16, 1985

Doe Run Village Historic District is a national historic district located in West Marlborough Township and East Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 26 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the rural community of Doe Run Village. It includes buildings clustered in three primary locations. The first cluster includes the Doe Run Garage, old general store, and some residences. The second cluster is associated with a cotton mill, that was subsequently replaced with the town hall in 1898. The town hall subsequently contained a dairy. Located nearby are the ruins of a paper mill. The third cluster is associated with a grist mill (1744). Also in the district is the Doe Run School and former Presbyterian Church.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Martha Leigh Wolf (December 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Doe Run Village Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-10.


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