Yardley Historic District

The Yardley Historic District is a national historic district located at Yardley, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 65.2 acres and 200 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site (St. Andrew's Episcopal Church cemetery), and 1 contributing structure (Lake Afton). It includes a residential and commercial building built between about 1728 and 1930 in a variety of architectural styles including the Federal and Gothic Revival style. Notable buildings include the Thomas Yardley House (ca. 1728), Yardley Grist Mill (ca. 1769), Joshua Van Horn House (ca. 1795), Yardley Public Library (ca. 1878), Yardley Borough Hall (ca. 1900), and Yardley National Bank Building (ca. 1916).[2]

Yardley Historic District
Home in the Yardley Historic District, October 2012
Yardley Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Yardley Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Main St., Afton Ave., Letchworth Ave., Canal St., S. Edgewater Ave., and Delaware Canal, Yardley, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°14′34″N 74°50′11″W / 40.24278°N 74.83639°W / 40.24278; -74.83639
Area65.2 acres (26.4 ha)
Builtca. 1830 (1830)-1905
ArchitectMartin A. Oscar
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.05000417[1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 2005

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. David Kimmerly (November 2004). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Yardley Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 10, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)