Cold Point Historic District

Cold Point Historic District

Cold Point Baptist Church, November 2011
Nearest city Interstate 276, Butler Pike, Militia Hill and Narcissa Roads, Plymouth Township and Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°06′52″N 75°16′06″W / 40.11444°N 75.26833°W / 40.11444; -75.26833Coordinates: 40°06′52″N 75°16′06″W / 40.11444°N 75.26833°W / 40.11444; -75.26833
Area 157 acres (64 ha)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Gothic
NRHP Reference # 83002261[1]
Added to NRHP September 9, 1983

Cold Point Historic District is a national historic district located in Plymouth Township and Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is an eastward extension of the Plymouth Meeting Historic District. It encompasses 62 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site dated from 1745 to 1878 in the Village of Cold Point. It includes predominantly 2 1/2-story, stuccoed rubble stone structures dated to the early- to mid-19th century. A few reflect the Greek Revival and Gothic Revival styles. Notable buildings include the separately listed Allan N. Corson Homestead, Cold Point Baptist Church and burial ground, and Cold Point School.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Edward T. Addison (1980–1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cold Point Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-24.
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