Denison House (Forty Fort, Pennsylvania)

Denison House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania state historical marker
Denison House, HABS photo, December 1934
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Location	35 Denison St., Forty Fort, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°17′57″N75°51′46″W / 41.29917°N 75.86278°W / 41.29917; -75.86278
Area	6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built	c. 1790
Architectural style	New England central chimney
NRHP reference No.	70000550 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 2, 1970
Designated PHMC	May 23, 1972 [2]

Denison House, also known as the Colonel Nathan Denison House, is a historic home located at Forty Fort, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1790, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, frame building with a central chimney in the New England style. A rear addition and full-width front porch were added in the mid-19th century. ^[3] The house has since been restored to its appearance in the 1790s. ^[4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. ^[1]

Col. Nathan Denison was a Revolutionary Officer and a Luzerne County Judge. The Denison House features a table on which the Articles of Capitulation were signed, surrendering Forty Fort to the British and ending the Battle of Wyoming. ^[5]

The property is owned and maintained by the Luzerne County Historical Society. It is open for guided tours in the summer.

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  Nathan Denison House, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania (in 2017)
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  Inside the Nathan Denison House

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
3. Ronald Andrews (July 1970). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Denison House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 26, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
4. CVI. "Denison House". www.luzernehistory.org. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
5. "Historic Nathan Denison House in Forty Fort opens for summer tours". Times Leader. May 29, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2018.

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-25, " Denison House, Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort, Luzerne County, PA ", 5 photos, 7 measured drawings, 3 data pages