Chickies Historic District

Chickies Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
House in Chickies Historic District, February 2012
Location	Roughly bounded by the Susquehanna R, Chickies Creek, Bank St. and Long Lane., East Donegal Township, West Hempfield Township, and Marietta, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°03′27″N 76°33′28″W / 40.05750°N 76.55778°WCoordinates: 40°03′27″N 76°33′28″W / 40.05750°N 76.55778°W
Area	589 acres (238 ha)
Architectural style	Early Republic, Late Victorian
NRHP Reference #	05001488[1]
Added to NRHP	December 28, 2005

Chickies Historic District is a national historic district located at East Donegal Township, West Hempfield Township, and Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 32 contributing buildings, 16 contributing sites, and 4 contributing structures in three areas. They are: 1) floodplain along the Susquehanna River containing archaeological remains of iron furnaces; 2) the "Ironmasters' Hill" area of Marietta with five residences associated with ironmasters (c. 1848-1876); and 3) the Donegal Creek area with farmland, iron pits, and limestone quarries owned by the ironmasters.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[1]

References

1. 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 Margaret Hunt Landis and James Clarkson Landis (March 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chickies Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-23.