The Scranton Iron Furnaces is a historic site that preserves the heritage of iron making in the U.S. State of Pennsylvania and is located in Scranton, near the Steamtown National Historic Site. It protects the remains of four stone blast furnaces which were built between 1848 and 1857. Iron production on the site was started by Scranton, Grant & Company in 1840. Later, the furnaces were operated by the Lackawanna Iron & Coal Company. In 1847, iron rails for the Erie Railroad were made at the site. In 1865, Scranton, Grant & Company had the largest iron production capacity in the United States. In 1875, steel production started at the site. In 1880, the furnaces produced 125,000 tons of pig iron, one of the main uses of which was in the making of t-rails. The plant was closed in 1902, when production was shifted to Lackawanna, New York.
The First Church of Christ, Scientist, now known as Lackawanna County Children's Library, is a building in Scranton, Pennsylvania located at 520 Vine Street. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1988. The building, built in 1915, was listed for its Classical Revival architecture.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Morton Homestead is a historic homestead that is part of Morton Homestead State Park at 100 Lincoln Avenue in Prospect Park, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
The Isaac Watson House is the headquarters of the New Jersey State Society of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). It is located just outside the state capital of Trenton in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. It is situated on a bluff overlooking Watson's Creek and the Abbott Farm National Historic Landmark in John A. Roebling Park, a 257-acre nature preserve.
Lackawanna County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located in Scranton, Lackawanna County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Albright Memorial Building, also known as Albright Memorial Library and Scranton Public Library, is a historic library building located in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Designed in 1890 and completed in early 1893, it is a two-story, "L"-shaped, Indiana limestone and Medina sandstone building with Châteauesque-style design elements. It consists of a main building measuring 36 feet by 132 feet and a wing set a right angle and measuring 30 feet by 52 feet. It was designed by the Buffalo, New York architectural firm, Green & Wicks. It was donated by Buffalo entrepreneur and philanthropist and former Scranton resident, John J. Albright, who dedicated it in memory of his parents. Albright was also a founder of the Albright–Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo.
Century Club of Scranton is a historic women's club located at Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1913-1914, and is a three-story, rectangular, brick, limestone and wood building in the Colonial Revival-style. It measures 56 feet, 6 inches, by 92 feet, 4 inches, and has a flat roof and three bay symmetrical facade. It features an entry portico supported by groupings of three Doric order columns at the two front corners.
Dime Bank Building, also known as the Dime Bank & Trust Company Building, is a historic commercial building located at Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It is a five-story brick building in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. The original three-story building was built in 1890-1891, and measured 70 by 70 feet. Soon after, an additional two-stories were added, as well as a wing measuring 30 by 175 feet. In 1908, the building was again expanded with a concrete and slab fireproof wing. The facade features a delicately ornamented bay window, five-story turret, and three-story rectangular projection terminated at the third floor by a large arched masonry opening.
James Madison School, also known as East Scranton Intermediate School and East Scranton Junior High School, is a historic school building located at Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1927–1928, and is a three-story, "C"-shaped steel frame, brick, and reinforced concrete building in an eclectic Late Gothic Revival / Classical Revival style. It measures approximately 105 feet by 165 feet and has a flat roof. The building has undergone little alteration since it original construction.
North Scranton Junior High School is a historic junior high school building located at Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1922 and 1924, and is a three-story, brick and stone building in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a four-story clock tower and a tall Gothic arch surrounding the main entrance. The school was abandoned in 1987. In 2015, the building re-opened as an apartment for senior citizens.
Roger Williams Public School No. 10, also known as South Scranton Catholic High School, is a historic school building located at Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Scranton Armory is a historic National Guard armory located at Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1900, and is a four-story, 20 bays by 26 bays, brick and stone building executed in the Romanesque Revival style. The front facade features a central stone arch entrance flanked by crenellated towers.
Silkman House, also known as the Providence Branch of the Scranton Public Library, is a historic home located at Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1840, and is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular frame building in the Greek Revival style. It has a front gable roof, large central chimney, brick foundation, and one-story wing. The front facade features a portico supported by four square columns. The house was purchased by the city of Scranton for use as the Providence Branch of the Scranton Public Library.
Dickson Works, also known as the Stacor Building, is a historic factory building located at Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1856, and is a long three-story, brick industrial building measuring 100 feet by 300 feet. It features a tower measuring 100 feet tall, a double pitched roof with clerestory windows, and shallow segmental arched windows. It once housed the Dickson Works, a shop to repair and manufacture mine machinery and boilers. The Stacor Equipment Company occupied the building in 1963, and manufactured library tables and furniture.
Lackawanna Avenue Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 69 contributing buildings in a variety of architectural styles, including Late Victorian, Classical Revival, and Art Deco. The buildings are mostly three to four stories in height and three to five bays wide. Located in the district and separately listed is the Dime Bank Building.
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Yard-Dickson Manufacturing Co. Site is a national historic district located in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses the Steamtown National Historic Site and Scranton Army Ammunition Plant and includes 16 contributing buildings, four contributing sites, and five contributing structures. The yard includes buildings and structures related to the yard's expansion in 1899-1939, and its usage as steam locomotive maintenance complex. The Dickson Manufacturing Company built steam locomotives, and the site of its works are included in this district.
Heinrich Zeller House, also known as Fort Zeller and Zeller's Fort, is a historic 1 1/2-story building that has served as a fort, block house and residence. The historic structure is located in Millcreek Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
Isaac Meier Homestead, also known as "The Old Fort," Isaac Myer Homestead, and Isaac Myers Homestead, is a historic home located at Myerstown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1750, and is a 2 1/2-story, 3-bay wide limestone residence. It has a 1 1/2-story kitchen wing that pre-dates the main house. It is one of the oldest buildings in Myerstown, and the home of its founder Isaac Meier.
Lacawac is a historic estate located in Paupack Township and Salem Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1903, as a summer estate of Congressman William Connell (1827-1909). Six of the eight buildings remain. They are the main house, barn, spring house, pump house, Coachman's Cabin, and ice house. The buildings are in an Adirondack Great Camp style. The main house is a 2 1⁄2-story frame dwelling with a cross gable roof. It features two-story porches and the interior is paneled in southern yellow pine.
