Tunkhannock Historic District

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Tunkhannock Historic District
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LocationRoughly bounded by Tioga, Pine, Harrison Sts., and Wyoming Ave., Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°32′20″N75°56′49″W / 41.53889°N 75.94694°W / 41.53889; -75.94694
Area69.1 acres (28.0 ha)
Built1842
ArchitectNott, D.R.; Barber, Charles Franklin
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Italianate, et al.
NRHP reference No. 05000101 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 27, 2005

The Tunkhannock Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]

History and architectural features

This district encompasses 225 contributing buildings that are located in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Tunkhannock. These are residential, commercial, and institutional structures that were built between 1841 and 1954 and designed in a variety of popular architectural styles, including Queen Anne and Italianate. Notable buildings include the Bolles-Bardwell-Tewksbury Building (c. 1842), the Prince Hotel (1844), the Phelps Building (1844-1845), the Dietrich Theater (1925), the former Masonic Hall (c. 1876), Stark Block (late 1850s), the Wyoming County Courthouse (1843, 1870), the Palen-Ervine House (1868), the Piatt-Ogden House (1896), the Presbyterian Church of Tunkhannock (1891), and First United Methodist Church (1934). [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [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 Gerald M. Kuncio (January 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tunkhannock Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved June 16, 2012.
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