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Craven Hall, Southeast corner of Street Road & Newtown Road (Warminster), Johnsville, Bucks County, PA

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Summary

Significance: A good example of a rural attempt at high style (Philadelphia influenced) architecture, with Greek Revival detailing. This high style influence along with its sensitivity to proportion make it unique to the county and perhaps rural SE Pennsylvania.

Survey number: HABS PA-5600

Building/structure dates: 1780- 1820 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1823- 1850 Subsequent Work

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houses stone buildings domestic life war revolutionary war religions education johnsville craven craven hall southeast corner street road newtown newtown road warminster bucks bucks county pennsylvania jack e boucher historic american buildings survey c lavoie catherine c lavoie photo ultra high resolution high resolution church buildings convent library of congress
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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Lavoie, C, transmitter
Boucher, Jack E, photographer
Lavoie, Catherine C, historian
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Location

Johnsville ,  40.41080, -75.24791
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Source

Library of Congress
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Link

http://www.loc.gov/
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Copyright info

No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

label_outline Explore Newtown Road, Craven Hall, Street Road

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houses stone buildings domestic life war revolutionary war religions education johnsville craven craven hall southeast corner street road newtown newtown road warminster bucks bucks county pennsylvania jack e boucher historic american buildings survey c lavoie catherine c lavoie photo ultra high resolution high resolution church buildings convent library of congress