Jackson Mansion and Carriage House

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Jackson Mansion and Carriage House
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Jackson Mansion, October 2011
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Location344 Market St., Berwick, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°3′27″N76°14′7″W / 41.05750°N 76.23528°W / 41.05750; -76.23528 Coordinates: 41°3′27″N76°14′7″W / 41.05750°N 76.23528°W / 41.05750; -76.23528
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1877
ArchitectBrugler, Mr.
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Italianate
NRHP reference No. 85001965 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1985

Jackson Mansion and Carriage House is a historic home and carriage house located at Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania. The mansion was built in 1877, and is three stories, with basement, surfaced with Vermont stone in a Second Empire / Italianate-style. The front facade features a three-story central tower with a mansard roof and pedimented portico supported by Doric order columns. The carriage house is a two-story, hipped roof building faced with Vermont stone. The mansion once housed the Berwick City Hall and is now home of the Berwick Historical Society. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-17.Note: This includes Columbia County Planning Commission (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jackson Mansion and Carriage House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-17.