Benjamin Evans House

Benjamin Evans House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Off Pennsylvania Route 93 south of Nescopeck, Nescopeck Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°2′36″N76°13′19″W / 41.04333°N 76.22194°W / 41.04333; -76.22194
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	c. 1855
Architectural style	Italian Villa
NRHP reference No.	83002260 [1]
Added to NRHP	August 25, 1983

Benjamin Evans House is a historic home located in Nescopeck Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1855, and is a two-story, frame dwelling in the Italian Villa style. It consists of two offset cubic structures, and sits on a stone foundation. It features a belvedere, a projecting main roof cornice, and three porches. Also on the property are a barn and coal shed built by the Works Progress Administration, the ruins of a grist mill foundation, and an abandoned road with stone arch bridge. ^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Robert E. Lindquist (April 1983). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Evans, Benjamin, House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 27, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)