Pennsylvania - Carbon County
Carbon County Pennsylvania has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Carbon County Section of the Lehigh Canal, Mauch Chunk and Summit Hill Switchback Railroad, Packer, Asa, Mansion, St. Mark's Episcopal Church and Little Gap Covered Bridge.

The famous person Asa Packer is associated with one of more of the Carbon County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Carbon County places including Josiah White, Canvass White, Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co., Asa Packer, Richard Upjohn, Addison Hutton, Shamokin Lumber and Manufacturing, Henry Bowman, Wilson Bros. and John Haviland. Prominent architectural styles found in Carbon Country are Renaissance, Classical Revival and Gothic Revival.

Carbon County Jail (added 1974 - - #74001764)
128 Broadway St. , Jim Thorpe
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bowman,Henry, Haviland,John
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
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Carbon County Section of the Lehigh Canal (added 1979 - - #79002179)
Also known as Upper Canal Lock #1 to Lower Canal Dam #3
Along Lehigh River , Weissport and Vicinity
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Central Railroad of New Jersey Station (added 1976 - - #76001615)
Also known as Jersey Central Station;Jim Thorpe Station
Susquehanna St. , Jim Thorpe
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Neast & Co., Wilson Bros.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Work In Progress
More Information:
Little Gap Covered Bridge (added 1980 - - #80004294)
S of Little Gap on T 376, Towamensing Township , Little Gap
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Mauch Chunk and Summit Hill Switchback Railroad (added 1976 - - #76001616)
Also known as Gravity Railroad
Between Ludlow St. in Summit Hill and F.A.P. 209 in Jim Thorpe , Jim Thorpe
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
White,Josiah, Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co.
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
More Information:
Nesquehoning High School (added 2003 - - #03001187)
120--124 E. Catawissa St. , Nesquehoning
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Simpson, Tucker and Marsh, Shamokin Lumber and Manufacturing
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
Old Mauch Chunk Historic District (added 1977 - - #77001134)
Also known as See Also:Packer,Asa,Mansion;Packer,Harry,Mansion;Carbon Coun
Broadway, Susquehanna, Race, and High Sts. , Jim Thorpe
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple, Hutton,Addison
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Packer, Asa, Mansion (added 1974 - - #74001765)
Packer Rd. , Jim Thorpe
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Packer,Asa
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Packer,Asa
Significant Year:
1852
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Packer, Harry, Mansion (added 1974 - - #74001766)
Packer Rd. , Jim Thorpe
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
St. Mark's Episcopal Church (added 1977 - - #77001135)
Race and Susquehanna Sts. , Jim Thorpe
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Upjohn,Richard
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Summit Hill High School (added 2001 - - #01000138)
124 W. Hazard St. , Summit Hill
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
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