Dickson Works

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Dickson Works
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Dickson Works, May 2014
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Location215 & 225 Vine St., Scranton, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°24′49″N75°39′45″W / 41.41361°N 75.66250°W / 41.41361; -75.66250
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1856
NRHP reference No. 79002251 [1]  (original)
100011135  (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 14, 1979
Boundary increaseDecember 12, 2024

Dickson Works, also known as the Stacor Building, is a historic factory building located at 225 Vine Street in Scranton, Pennsylvania, a town in Lackawanna County. It was built about 1856, and is a long three-story, brick industrial building measuring 100 feet by 300 feet. It features a tower measuring 100 feet tall, a double pitched roof with clerestory windows, and shallow segmental arched windows. It once housed the Dickson Works, a shop to repair and manufacture mine machinery and boilers. The Stacor Equipment Company occupied the building in 1963, and manufactured library tables and furniture. [2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] The listing was expanded in 2024 to include the adjacent building at 215 Vine Street. [3]

In December 1977, Jerome Fink, then CEO of Pennsylvania Paper & Supply Co., purchased the Dickson works building at 225 Vine Street. It was submitted by Fink to the National Register of Historic Places in March of 1979 and entered into the register in May of the same year. [4]

The Dickson Manufacturing company built locomotives, stationary engines, and boilers. The company also provided materials to railways including gas pipes and fittings, steam and water fittings and engine furnishings. [5]

Aerial view of Dickson Works building in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania. "Dunder Mifflin" Corner Tower Clock.jpg
Aerial view of Dickson Works building in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Peter Cupple (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Dickson Works. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 21, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
  3. "WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 12/6/2024 THROUGH 12/13/2024". National Park Service. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  4. Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (1934 - present). Pennsylvania SP Dickson Works. File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Pennsylvania, 1964 - 2013.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. Becker, Peter. "LOCAL HISTORY: Carbondale family made locomotives". Tri-County Independent. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

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