Hopewell Historic District


The Hopewell Historic District is a national historic district which is located in East Nottingham Township and Lower Oxford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
The district encompasses remaining structures from the former borough of Hopewell, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

History and architectural features

It encompasses twenty-six contributing buildings, eight contributing sites, and two contributing structures which are located in the former borough of Hopewell. This district largely consists of a variety of stone and brick residences and outbuildings that were built between 1810 and 1914. They include examples of Georgian and vernacular styles. Notable properties include the Col. David Dickey House-Hopewell Academy, which was built circa 1814, the Samuel Dickey Farm, the Schoolhouse/Lyceum Building, which was erected in 1888, the Lower Mill, which was built circa 1815, the site of the Upper Mill, a store/post office, which was built sometime around 1810, five tenant houses, and three bridges.