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Lansdowne Park Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Lansdowne Park Historic District, September 2012
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Location	W. Greenwood, Owen, W. Baltimore, Windermere, & W. Stratford Aves., Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′22″N 75°16′33″W / 39.93944°N 75.27583°W / 39.93944; -75.27583
Area	33.3 acres (13.5 ha)
Architect	William H. Free
Architectural style	Dutch Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.	87001986
Added to NRHP	November 5, 1987

The Lansdowne Park Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

History and architectural features

This district includes 103 contributing buildings; the majority are residences. Eighty-one of the houses were built between 1889 and 1891, with Queen Anne as the dominant architectural style. The remaining houses were built between 1899 and 1913 and include notable examples of the Dutch Colonial Revival and Georgian Revival styles. The oldest house is the Dickenson Farmstead, a 2½-story dwelling built in 1732 and expanded in 1790. A notable non-residential building located in the district is St. John's Episcopal Church (1901); it closed in 2009.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Gallery

• House on Runnemede.
• St. John's Episcopal Church
• Gateway to St. John's
• Double house on LaCrosse
• Stratford and Owen Avenue
• House on Windmere
• Dickenson Farmstead, built 1732

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Donald A. Kidder; Susanna C. Morikawa; Sheila Gallagher; William Sisson (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lansdowne Park Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved January 16, 2012.
3. "Parishioners say goodbye to St. John the Evangelist", Daily Times, October 12, 2009

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