Luzerne Presbyterial Institute

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Luzerne Presbyterial Institute
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LocationInstitute St., Wyoming, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°18′39″N75°50′29″W / 41.31083°N 75.84139°W / 41.31083; -75.84139
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1849
ArchitectFell, Daniel Ackley
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 79002293 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 07, 1979

Luzerne Presbyterial Institute, also known as the Wyoming Institute is a historic church school on Institute Street in Wyoming, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1849 for use as a school, the Luzerne Presbyterial Institute, which closed in 1869. The building was then used as a Sunday school by the Wyoming Presbyterian Church. [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Skrapits, Elizabeth (November 7, 2011). "Flood relief center opens in historic Wyoming building". Citizen's Voice (Luzerne County, PA). Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  3. William H. Siener (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Luzerne Presbyterial Institute. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 26, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)