Edgemont (Langhorne, Pennsylvania)


Edgemont
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Edgemont, HABS Photo
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Location	North of Langhorne on Bridgetown Road, Middletown Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°11′30″N 74°55′25″W / 40.19167°N 74.92361°W / 40.19167; -74.92361Coordinates: 40°11′30″N 74°55′25″W / 40.19167°N 74.92361°W / 40.19167; -74.92361
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	c. 1820-1823, c. 1830
Built by	Jenks, Charles
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP Reference #	77001126^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 16, 1977

Edgemont, also known as The Jenks Homestead, is a historic home located in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was originally built about 1820-1823, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay, stuccoed stone dwelling in the Federal style. About 1830, a rear kitchen ell was added and later modified in the 1870s. The house was restored in the 1970s.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Robert S. Miller and Madeline L. Cohen (April 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Edgemont" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-29.

External links

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-5489, "Edgemont, 212 Bridgetown Pike, 1/4 mile east of PA 413 (Middletown Township), Langhorne, Bucks County, PA", 12 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-5489-A, "Edgemont, Spring House, 212 Bridgetown Pike, Woodbourne, Bucks County, PA", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page

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