Dyerstown Historic District, Doylestown

Name: Dyerstown Historic District
Address: Doylestown, United States

#14 among attractions in Doylestown

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Dyerstown Historic District is a national historic district located in Dyerstown, Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 17 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures in the crossroads village of Dyerstown. It is a largely residential district, with dwellings dating to the turn of the 19th century. The most recent dwelling was built about 1870. Some of the houses are reflective of vernacular Georgian style. The district also includes a former grist mill and associated outbuildings. The contributing structures are a stone arch bridge, and head race, dam, and remains of the mill race. ()

Coordinates: 40°20'28"N, 75°7'34"W

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Doylestown United States

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Dyerstown Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: James A. Michener Art Museum, Fonthill, Mercer Museum, Moravian Pottery and Tile Works.

2.2 miS
Museum, Art museum, Historical place
James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown
58 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, the James A. Michener Art Museum stands as a cultural beacon, celebrating the artistic legacy of the region. This charming museum, named after the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Doylestown native James A.
1.4 miS
Museum, Art museum, Historical place
Fonthill, Doylestown
36 min walk • Fonthill, also known as Fonthill Castle, was the home of the American archeologist and tile maker Henry Chapman Mercer, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Despite sometimes being referred to as Fonthill Castle, it is a large house and not a castle.
2.3 miS
Museum, Forts and castles, History museum
Mercer Museum, Doylestown
59 min walk • The Mercer Museum is a museum located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States. The Bucks County Historical Society operates the Mercer Museum, as well as the Research Library, and Fonthill Castle, former home of the museum's founder, archeologist Henry Chapman Mercer.
1.3 miS
Museum, Art museum, Specialty museum
Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, Doylestown
32 min walk • The Moravian Pottery & Tile Works is a history museum located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It is maintained by the County of Bucks, Department of Parks and Recreation.
3.2 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Church
National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown
82 min walk • The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, known also as the American Czestochowa is a Polish-American Roman Catholic shrine near Doylestown, Pennsylvania, founded in 1953. It houses a reproduction of the Black Madonna icon of Częstochowa, Poland.
6.6 miNE
Bridge
Lumberville–Raven Rock Bridge, Delaware Canal State Park
168 min walk • The Lumberville–Raven Rock Bridge, also known as the Lumberville Foot Bridge, is a free pedestrian bridge over the Delaware River. The bridge connects Bull's Island Recreation Area near Raven Rock, Delaware Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey to Lumberville, Solebury Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
2 miS
Museum, Concert hall
James-Lorah House, Doylestown
50 min walk • James-Lorah House, also known as the Judge Chapman House and VIA House, is a historic home located in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1844, and is a 2 1/2-story, stuccoed townhouse dwelling with a medium gable roof. It has a 1 1/2-story rear wing with a high gable roof and end chimney.
1.2 miS
40°19'30"N • 75°7'60"W
Aldie Mansion, Doylestown
30 min walk • Museum, Event space
2.2 miS
Neighbourhood
The Fountain House, Doylestown
56 min walk • The Fountain House is located in the borough of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, in the central commercial district. The four-story building is steeped in local history and is a major landmark of the Bucks County area.
2.2 miS
Neighbourhood
Shaw Historic District, Doylestown
58 min walk • Shaw Historic District, also known as Francis B. Shaw Block Historic District, is a national historic district located in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The district includes seven contributing buildings in a residential and industrial area of Doylestown.