Kennett Square Historic District, Kennett Square

Name: Kennett Square Historic District
Address: Kennett Square, United States

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Kennett Square Historic District is a national historic district located in Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 507 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Kennett Square. They are mostly residential and commercial structures built between 1875 and 1924 and in a variety of popular architectural styles including Colonial Revival, Victorian, and Federal. Notable non-residential buildings include the American Road Machinery complex, Kennett Consolidated School, New Century Club, Baptist church, St. Patrick's Parochial School, former Episcopal Church of the Advent, Friends Home, Bernard Building, and Municipal Building. ()

Built: 1855 (169 years ago)Coordinates: 39°50'38"N, 75°42'41"W

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Nearby attractions include: Longwood Gardens, Mt. Cuba Center, Ashland Nature Center, Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse.

2.9 miNE
Sprawling landmark for elegant gardens
Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square
73 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Longwood Gardens is a verdant oasis that offers a serene escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. Spread across 1,077 acres, this horticultural masterpiece is a living display of nature's bounty, featuring...
5.1 miSE
Outdoor activities, Garden, Botanical garden
Mt. Cuba Center, Hockessin
130 min walk • Mt. Cuba Center is a non-profit botanical garden located in Hockessin, Delaware, near Wilmington, in the gently rolling hills of the Delaware Piedmont.
4.2 miSE
Bridge
Ashland Nature Center, Hockessin
107 min walk • Ashland Covered Bridge, also known as Ashland Bridge or Barley Mill Road Covered Bridge, is a covered bridge over Red Clay Creek on Barley Mill Road in Ashland in New Castle County, Delaware.
3.7 miS
Church
Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse, Hockessin
94 min walk • Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house and national historic district located at 1501 Old Wilmington Road in Hockessin, New Castle County, in the U.S. state of Delaware. The district encompasses three contributing buildings and one contributing site. The meeting house was built in 1738.
0.6 miNW
Church
Episcopal Church of the Advent, Kennett Square
16 min walk • Church of the Advent is an Episcopal church in Kennett Square in Chester County, in the US state of Pennsylvania. It received a charter for formation from the state on May 1, 1882.
2.9 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, Park
Auburn Heights Preserve, Hockessin
75 min walk • Auburn Valley State Park is a state park, located in Yorklyn, Delaware, United States. The park, which is around 360 acres, preserves the former home and estate of the Marshall family as well as portions of the family's former mills alongside the Red Clay Creek and additional land purchased by the state.
~1040 ftW
Church
St. Patrick Church, Kennett Square
6 min walk • St. Patrick Church is a Catholic church located at 212 Meredith Street in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Named in honor of Saint Patrick, it is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It was founded December 1869.
5.1 miE
Golf, Tudor Revival architecture
Owl's Nest Country Place, Centerville
129 min walk • The Greenville Country Club, formerly known as the Owl's Nest Country Place, is a country club at 201 Owl's Nest Road in Greenville, Delaware. The 18-acre property was developed in 1915 by Eugene du Pont, Jr. son of Eugene du Pont, as a country estate.
5.4 miN
39°55'19"N • 75°43'27"W
ChesLen Preserve, Coatesville
139 min walk • Scenic walking areas, Hiking trail, Outdoor activities
5.1 miE
Georgian architecture
Joseph Chandler House, Centerville
130 min walk • The Joseph Chandler House, built c. 1800, is the oldest house in Centreville, New Castle County, Delaware. Centreville developed along the Kennett Pike starting about 1811, with its houses facing toward the pike.
3.9 miS
Temple
Hindu Temple of Delaware, Hockessin
99 min walk • The Hindu Temple of Delaware is a Hindu temple in Hockessin, Delaware. Inaugurated in 2002, it is the first Hindu temple constructed in Delaware. According to The News Journal, the temple has become "a social and cultural gathering place" for Indian Americans in New Castle County.

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Which popular attractions are close to Kennett Square Historic District?

Nearby attractions include St. Patrick Church, Kennett Square (6 min walk), Bayard Taylor Memorial Library, Kennett Square (7 min walk), Episcopal Church of the Advent, Kennett Square (16 min walk).