Lacawac

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Lacawac
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Location Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates 41°22′43″N75°17′40″W / 41.37861°N 75.29444°W / 41.37861; -75.29444
Area461.6 acres (186.8 ha)
Built1903
Built byKriegers, Stermers & Martin
Architectural styleRustic
NRHP reference No. 79002367 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 1979

Lacawac is a historic estate located in Paupack Township and Salem Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

History and architectural features

Built in 1903 as a summer estate for Congressman William Connell (1827-1909), the buildings of this historic property were designed in the Adirondack Great Camp style. Six of the eight original structures remain, including the main house, a barn, a spring house, a pump house, the Coachman's Cabin, and an ice house.

The main house is a 2+1⁄2-story frame dwelling with a cross gable roof. It features two-story porches and an interior paneled in southern yellow pine.

After Connell's death in 1909, the estate was purchased by Louis Arthur Watres [2] for use as a summer home. [3]

In 1966, the property was deeded to a non-profit organization and subsequently used as a nature preserve, ecological field research station and public environmental education facility. [4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] Lake Lacawac was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1968. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Wayne County Historical Society". www.waynehistorypa.org. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  3. ↑ Lewis, William P. (April 1983). "The Life and Works of Col. L.A. Watres" (PDF). The Lackawanna Historical Society Bulleting. 16 (2). Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  4. ↑ Robert Kobler (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Lacawac. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 12, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
  5. ↑ "National Natural Landmarks - National Natural Landmarks (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved April 16, 2019. Year designated: 1968
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