Sanatoga Village District
The Sanatoga Village District was created in 1994 by the management team of Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA to guide future development.
Lower Pottsgrove Township is situated in the western portion of Montgomery County, a suburban county to the west of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The township is historically rural in character, having served primarily as a farming community with a small village center—Sanatoga—along the High Street corridor.
Some text used with permission of the Community Design Collaborative and Lower Pottsgrove Township.
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Lower Pottsgrove
During the past several years, Lower Pottsgrove has experienced significant growth, much related to the completion of the Route 422 Bypass—providing improved access to employment centers in Philadelphia and King of Prussia. This change prompted the transformation of the area.
During this period of growth, the historic character of High Street—the “Main Street”—of the township—has also been subject to development. High Street is one of Lower Pottsgrove Township’s principal arterial roads, forming a transportation and quasi-commercial corridor through the center of the township.
High Street provides direct access to commercial centers and individual businesses both in and outside of the township. Much of the township’s image as a place to live, work, and shop is formed as one drives along High Street. These changes prompted the creation of the Sanatoga Village District.
The Village District
The Village District is the residential and commercial center of the township. Retaining the historic character of the area is the primary goal of the district. By providing unified streetscape elements such as paving, landscaping, lighting, and signage, the village plan encourages compatibility between new construction and neighboring existing buildings. The success of the design was validated with the receipt of the 2002 Planning Merit Award for excellence in planning and design.
The district is composed of five distinct functional areas:
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Residential to professional
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Auto-oriented
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Village Center
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Historic residential
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Transitional uses
The Village Center
One of the main functional areas of the district is the Village Center. Located at the intersection of High Street and Pleasantview Road, the village center is the heart of Lower Pottsgrove and the entire Sanatoga Village District. As a typical crossroads, it includes a number of uses: the post office, fire hall, shops, and most recently the Rite Aid Drug Store.
Pleasantview Road, which intersects with High Street and forms the crossroads, is a secondary road linking the corridor with more-recently developed areas to the north and river area to the south.
Sanatoga Village Properties are located at the center of the Village Center situating the properties at the direct center of the historic crossroads and at the primary traffic intersection of the village.
Shown
here is a view of the Village Center. With the old fire hall in
the background, this view of the intersection of High St. and
Pleasantview Rd shows the newly installed lighting and clock,
which highlight the historic character of the village. The newly
constructed brick wall in the foreground emulates the classic
architecture of the structures in the area and evokes the
historic character and charm of the village.
The following are samples of representative buildings located in Sanatoga Village. The architecture and design are characteristic of the historic nature of the village.
This
is an example of office structures in the village. The
character of this design provides a feeling of small
town businesses, while actually being within easy access
of Rt. 422 and Philadelphia.
Continuity with the village is provided by the use of stone and the street lighting and illustrates the attention to design touches and detail.
A
fountain tucked away in the village highlights the fact
that Sanatoga Village District is a unique and
interesting combinations of residential, commercial, and
retail properties.
This
recent addition to the village uses classic brick to
blend into the character of the village. This building
is located diagonally across the intersection from the
Sanatoga Village Properties.
With only a bit of the classic
stone, this structure
uses dormers, large windows, and the cap copula to give
the structure an old fashioned feeling within a modern
village.
This
is a very nice example of modern commercial space within
a traditional façade. This stone barn-like structure
houses a pizza parlor, fitness center, and Chinese
restaurant, among other businesses.
Located
along High Street this structure is an example of an
expansive multistory building constructed in traditional
brick.
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