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Dyerstown Historic District
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House in the Dyerstown Historic District, December 2011
Dyerstown Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Dyerstown Historic District
Location in Pennsylvania
Dyerstown Historic District is located in the United States
Dyerstown Historic District
Location in the United States
Location Along Old Easton Rd. near jct. of Stony Ln., Dyerstown, Plumstead Township, Pennsylvania
Area 19 acres (7.7 ha)
Built 1798–1870
Architectural style Georgian, Vernacular Colonial, Federal
NRHP reference No. 86003574
Added to NRHP January 15, 1987

Dyerstown Historic District is a national historic district located in Dyerstown, Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 17 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures in the crossroads village of Dyerstown. It is a largely residential district, with dwellings dating to the turn of the 19th century. The most recent dwelling was built about 1870. Some of the houses are reflective of vernacular Georgian style. The district also includes a former grist mill (1758, 1822) and associated outbuildings. The contributing structures are a stone arch bridge, and head race, dam, and remains of the mill race.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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