Swiftwater Inn

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Swiftwater Inn
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LocationPA 611, Pocono Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°05′39″N75°19′40″W / 41.09417°N 75.32778°W / 41.09417; -75.32778
Area2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1778
NRHP reference No. 76001651 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1976
Removed from NRHPJanuary 7, 2010

Swiftwater Inn was a historic inn and tavern located in Pocono Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was originally built in 1778, and was a three-story building with a gambrel roof. It had a two-story front verandah. The building had various additions built in the mid- to late-19th century. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1] It was delisted in 2010 after being demolished in 2007 as structurally unsound. [3]

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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 July 21, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2012.Note: This includes Mr. and Mrs. William C. Cooper, Jr., and Leilani Stewart (November 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Swiftwater Inn" (PDF). Retrieved March 24, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "Swiftwater Inn, demolished in 2007, was on National Register". Pocono Record . Ottaway Community Newspapers. January 27, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2010.