The district encompasses 20 contributing buildings in the central business district of Barboursville and mostly contains several good examples of late 19th and early 20th century commercial architecture.
It contains 16th century Belgian tapestries, works by Renoir, Napoleon's chess set.
It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions.
Margam Castle grounds contain the ruins of the Chapter House and major 17th century and 18th century monuments.
It contains 15th-21st century European, American and world art in all media by artists of regional, national and international importance, including outstanding work by artists from the Upper Midwest and Minnesota.
It contains unrivalled 18th century English furniture made especially for Harewood by Thomas Chippendale, born only a few miles further up the Wharfe Valley at Otley.
The nave and chancel contain 15th and 16th century Flemish stained glass, which had been removed from former Roman Catholic churches taken over by Protestants, who considered the images theologically unsound.
The surrounding district features architecture by Howard K. Hilton and contains various 19th century and 20th century colonial revivals.
It contains a mix of late 19th and early 20th century architectural styles.
The town's central business district contains several 19th century commercial buildings, many of which were built during the railroad boom of 1888-1914.
