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DAILY INTELLIGENCERSaturday/ October 11, 1975HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURALFONT H ILLcr**fr1. Bucks County Courthouse and Administration Building (1960). Replaces earlier courthouses on the same site built in 1812 and 1877.2-7. Lawyers’ Row.”2. Dr. Hugh Meredith House, 68 E. Court St. (1833). The Mansard roof is a later addition.3. Stokes L. Roberts House, 62 E. Court St. (1844). Later the home of Generalk W.W.H Davis, newpaper editor and historian.4 Charles E. DuBois House, 60 E. Court St. (1833).5. Dr Charles H. Mathews House, 50 E Court St. (ca 1833) Later enlarged and Victorianized by Judge Harman Yerkes.6. Dr. James Groff House, 44 E. Court St. (1895) Recently modernized, only the top floor windows reflect the original Chateauesquestyle.7. William Carr House, 40 E. Court St. (ca. 1833). Later Victorianized8. Carriage House, Garden Alley. Now in delapidated condition, it has elements of the Queen Anne and Shingle styles popular in the 1870’s and 80’s even on outbuildings9 Ross Law Office, N Broad St. (ca. 1830). Originally located on the same block as the Courthouse, it was saved and moved here by Howard M Barnes in 196110 Melinda Cox Free Library, corner of Broad and Court Sts. (1886). Originally built for the Bucks County Trust Company; typical style for business houses of the time.11. 77-79 N Broad St. Shows the exuberance of the late Victorian Chateauesque style.12. 87 N. Broad St. Shows the influence of the Queen Anne and Shingle styles popular in the 1880’s.13 House at corner of Broad and Mechanic Sts. An attractive Victorian porch added to an earlier Victorian home.14. 107 N. Broad St. A tiny building once used as a small shop or law office.15. Old Green Tree Tavern, 123 N Broad St. (ca. 1807, remodeled 1897). Shows the type of late Victorian windows, porches and Mansard roof added in renovating a much simpler earlier building16 Bachmann Funeral Home, corner of Main and Broad Sts. (ca1806; south wing added before 1865; remodeled 1873). Built by Zerick Titus, a saddler and harness maker; later owned by Abraham Chapman, a prominent lawyer.17. James-Lorah House, 132 N. Main St. ( 1844) Built by Henry Chapman Purchased by Dr. O. P. James in 1869, bequeathed by his daughter to the Village Improvement Association in 1954.18. Chapman-Constantine House, 124-126 N. Main St. (1810?). Once a newspaper office for the Bucks County Mirror Typical early combination of residence and shop19. U0N Main St. A fine example of the Queen Anne and Shingle styles. Now the Hartzel and Bush law office.20. Fidelity Bank, N. Main St. ( 1789). Recently restored, it preserves many of the features of the original design.21. 80 N. Main St. (1870). Victorian style with an ornate Eastlake style porch.22 Doylestown Fire House, Shewell Ave. (1902).23. Old Intelligencer Building, 10 E. Court St. (1876). Designed by Addison Hutton; built on the site of a log cabin where the Pennsylvania Correspondent was first printed in1804.24 Hart Buildings, 22-24 N. Main St. (1896 and 1900). Typical ornate style for office buildings at the turn of the century.25. Hart Bank Building, 21 N. Main St (1858). Doylestown’s best example of the Greek Revival style.26 Fountain House, corner of Main and State Sts Now the Girard Bank On the site of Doyle s Tavern, around which the town grew Over the years the building has been much enlarged and Victorianized27. Lenape Building, corner of Main and State Sts. (1874). Built by the Doylestown Improvement Company on the site of the old Ship Tavern Note the early milestone built into the wall in the alley on the south side.28 15 N. Main St The upper story shows a relatively simple Victorian style Now Finney's Tavern.29 Medary House, 30 S. Main St. (1814). Federral style. The Doylestown Democrat was published here in the 1840's and 50 s Now J Carroll Molloy Real Estate.30. Swartzlander CommunityHouse, 43 S. Main St. (early 19th century). Built by Josiah Y. Shaw, an early Justice of the Peace. Left to the town in 1947 as a community center by Mrs. JosephSwartzlander.31. Haregrave House, 50 S. Main St. George Murray, one of thetown's early schoolmasters, openeda school here in 1821.32. Main Street Baptist Church (1902) Built as a Methodist Church.33 Doylestown Agricultural Works, corner of Main and Ashland Sts. An excellent example of 19th century industrial architecture. The brick warehouse across main St. is another example.34. The Bucks County Historical Society, Pine and Ashland Streets, includes the Elkins Building (1904) in Classical Revival style, the unique Mercer Museum (1914-16) with Library additions (1934 and 1937) and Entranc Pavillion (1975). On the grounds are a log cabin (ca 1800) and carriage sheds.35 Bucks County Prison, Pine St. (1885). Designed by Addison Hutton Hailed at the time as the most complete county prison in America.”36 St Paul’s Episcopal Church, corner of Pine and Oakland Sts (1846).37. Henry D. Livezey House, 63 E. Oakland St. Victorian town house of the 1870’s, home of Henry . Livezey, a contractor who built more houses in Doylestown than any other man ofhis time.38 John B. Livezey House, corner of Pine and Oakland Sts. Served as Doylestown’s first hospital from 1922 to 193939 Friends Meeting House, 95 E Oakland St. (1836). Doylestown’s second religious establishment, preceded only by the Presbyterian Church.40 Samuel DuBois House, 19 s. Pine St Home and studio of Samuel DuBois, portrait painter and the town’s first photographer41 Masonic Hall, 55 E State St ( 1844). Greek Revival style, somewhat altered over the years42 Episcopal Rectory, 73 E State St (1830). Extensive Victorian alterations and additions.43 Nightingale House. 74 E. State St (1821, with later alterations) Said to be the place where theDoylestown National Bank was organized in 1832. Later the home of Rev. Samuel Nightingale, a Baptistminister.44 Swartzlander house, 82 E.State St. (1832). Built by William Cox, a noted builder of the day, who died from a fall the same year.45. hall Homestead, 91 E. State St. (1803). Built by Isaac Hall, a stone mason The ornate Victorian porch was a later additon.46. Samuel Aaron House, 105 E. State St. (1829). Supposed to have been a station of the Underground Railroad. It has two stairways, one superimposed on the other, with asecret space between.47. Uriah DuBois House, 115 E. State St. (1808). Its first resident was Rev. Uriah DuBois, Presbyterian Minister and founder of the Union Academy in 180448 114 E State St Another combination residence and shop, where the Olive Branch (a newspaper) was published in the 1830's and 40’s.49 John Barclay House, 140 E. State St (1814). This was a Select Boarding School for Boys” called Inverary”, 1829-42 (Along State Street between Pine and Maple are several other fine examples of Greek Revival and Victorianhomes.)50. Darlington-Swartley House,209 E State St (ca 1810, alteredand enlarged in the Victorian era). Home of Henry T. Darlington, proprietor of the Bucks County Intelligencer, from 1855 to 189651. Several interesting Victorian style homes are along Maple Avenue. Note especially the unusual decorative windows on No. 31652. Cemetery Caretaker’s House, 215 E. Court St. (1854). A delicate early Victorian house with excellent ornate woodwork Illustrated in The Gingerbread Age by John Maass (along Court Street between Spruce and Broad are several homes of the early and middle Victorian era ofvarious styles).53 186 E. Court St (1887). A typical Victorian mixture of styles54. Salem United Church ofChrist.55. 146 E. Court St. (1856) A fine early Victorian residence56 Doylestown Presbyterian Church (1871-72) Designed by Addison Hutton, built on the site of an
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