Muddy Creek Forks Historic District

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Muddy Creek Forks Historic District
Muddy Creek Forks HD, Lower Chanceford twp, York Co PA.jpg
Muddy Creek Forks Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Muddy Creek Forks Historic District
LocationJct. of Muddy Creek Forks and New Park Rds., E. Hopewell, Fawn and Long Chanceford Townships, East Hopewell, Fawn, and Lower Chanceford Townships
Coordinates39°48′27″N 76°28′31″W / 39.80750°N 76.47528°W / 39.80750; -76.47528Coordinates: 39°48′27″N 76°28′31″W / 39.80750°N 76.47528°W / 39.80750; -76.47528
Area42.4 acres (17.2 ha)
Built1874
Architectural styleLate Victorian, vernacular Pennsylvania farm
NRHP reference No.94000397[1]
Added to NRHPApril 29, 1994

Muddy Creek Forks Historic District is a national historic district located at the Village of Muddy Creek Forks in East Hopewell, Fawn, and Lower Chanceford Townships in York County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 12 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 5 contributing structures. The buildings and structures were constructed between about 1800 and 1935. The buildings include the general store, six houses, a mill, grain elevator, warehouse, and Sweitzer barn.[2] Most of the buildings incorporate Late Victorian style details. The structures are two bridges, a corn crib, a weigh station, and a mill race. The site is the site of a former mill and mill pond.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ YouTube: Muddy Creek Forks
  3. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Melinda G. Higgins and Thomas L. Schaefer (August 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Muddy Creek Forks Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-21.


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