Newtown Historic District - Newtown, PA
N 40° 13.756 W 074° 56.210
18T E 505373 N 4453206
This town is well over three hundred years old and was originally proposed and laid out by William Penn as his New Town, hence the name, Newtown. Originally a rural/ farm town, today many of the original elements can still be found.
Waymark Code: WM8GMR
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/30/2010
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The best thing about this district are the thirty-four interpretives which describe the various historic structures and cultural history of this wonderful town.
About the Sign Program
The Newtown Heritage Walk is a self-guided walking tour consisting of thirty-four 18” x 24” wayside markers at historically significant sites along State Street (Newtown Borough) and Sycamore Street (Newtown Township). Each stop has been selected because of its historical value to the Newtown community, featuring sites from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The Heritage Walk is modeled after similar wayside programs in Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Carlisle, the Delaware Canal, and other historic locations in Pennsylvania.
There are many different types of architecture to be found here, all side by side, existing in eclectic harmony. I found Victorian homes of various types, Federal style homes, Colonial of course, a few Greek Revivals and structures with strong Gothic influence which were built much later on after the founding of the town. I found this town both in culture, religious influence and architecture to be an exact match to Haddonfield, NJ. Like Haddonfield, Newtown also has several stand-alone NRHP listings as well.
I also found some information from the nomination form which was mailed to be by the Department of the Interior in PDF format. I have included it below. If you want to see it online you can go HERE
