Upper Roxborough Historic District

Pennsylvania, United States

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Upper Roxborough Historic District, spanning Philadelphia and Whitemarsh Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, encompasses 108 contributing buildings, 23 contributing sites, and 18 contributing structures that collectively document the area's agricultural and industrial heritage. The district, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001, showcases Greek Revival architecture alongside structures ranging from small-scale workers' housing and farm buildings to estate houses and mill-owners' dwellings. Notable landmarks include the Shawmont Railroad Station (1834), the Riverside Paper Mills (c. 1720–1730), St. Mary's Church, and Miquon Station, designed by Frank Furness in 1910. The grounds of Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education retain "Fairview" (c. 1856) and related outbuildings, while the Roxborough Pumping Station (c. 1860), once part of the district, was demolished in 2011.