Stroud Mansion

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LocationMain and 9th Sts., Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°59′4″N75°11′55″W / 40.98444°N 75.19861°W / 40.98444; -75.19861
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built1795
NRHP reference No. 79002297 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 1, 1979

Stroud Mansion is an historic house located in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

Built circa 1795, this historic structure is a 3+12-story building with a pedimented gable roof and a 2+12-story rear wing. The main section measures fifty feet by forty feet, with the rear wing measuring twenty-eight feet by twenty-four feet, four inches.

Built by Stroudsburg's founder Jacob Stroud for his son, John Stroud, it remained in the Stroud family until 1893, although it was leased for a time for use as a store and as a boarding house. It now houses the Monroe County Historical Association. [2]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Florence E. Scholla and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Stroud Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-24.