Pennsylvania - Monroe County
Monroe County Pennsylvania has 22 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Quiet Valley Farm, Shawnee--Minisink Site, East Stroudsburg Armory and Pocono Manor Historic District and Academy Hill Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Paleoindian and Early Archaic dating back to 9999 BC.

The famous person John Ross is associated with one of more of the Monroe County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Monroe County places including Horace H. Hiller, Thomas H. Atherton, Henry Fenner, Bernhard Fenner, Nies, Frank,J., Peter Kester, John Turn Sr., John Ross, T.I. & Son Lacey and M.L. Phillips. Prominent architectural styles found in Monroe Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian and Queen Anne.

Academy Hill Historic District (added 1990 - - #89002258)
Roughly bounded by Sarah, 8th, Fulmer and 5th Sts. , Stroudsburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, School, Single Dwelling
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Christ Hamilton United Lutheran Church and Cemetery (added 1980 - - #80003573)
Bossardsville Rd. , Hamilton Square
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kester,Peter, Fenner,Henry
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Cold Spring Farm Springhouse (added 1979 - - #79000246)
NE of Monroe , Monroe
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Water Gap Staion (added 2002 - - #02001431)
Also known as Delaware Water Gap Station
Waring Dr. , Delaware Water Gap
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Nies, Frank,J.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
East Stroudsburg Armory (added 1991 - - #91000510)
Also known as Captain George M. Kemp Memorial Armory
271 Washington St. , East Stroudsburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hiller,Horace H., Atherton,Thomas H.
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage
Current Function:
Defense
Current Sub-function:
Arms Storage
More Information:
East Stroudsburg Railroad Station (added 1980 - - #80003572)
Crystal St. , East Stroudsburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Fenner-Snyder Mill (added 1976 - - #76001650)
Also known as Brinker's Mill
U.S. 29, N of Sciota , Sciota
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Processing
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Henryville House (added 2006 - - #86003572)
Jct. of PA 191 and 715 , Henryville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Kitson Woolen Mill (added 1984 - - #84003501)
Also known as Holland Thread Company
411 Main St. , Stroudsburg
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
More Information:
Michael, John, Farm (added 1980 - - #80000355)
E of Stroudsburg , Stroudsburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Storage
More Information:
Monroe County Courthouse (added 1979 - - #09000097)
Seventh and Monroe Sts. , Stroudsburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lacey, T.I. & Son
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Law, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Pocono Manor Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000287)
Also known as Pocono Manor Inn
Roughly bounded by PA 314, Lake and Cliff Rds., and Summit Ave., Pocono and Tobyhanna Townships , Mt. Pocono
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Stick/Eastlake, Shingle Style
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Forest, Hotel, Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Forest, Hotel, Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility
More Information:
Quiet Valley Farm (added 1973 - - #73001642)
SW of Stroudsburg off U.S. 209 , Stroudsburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Processing, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Ross Common Manor (added 1978 - - #78002432)
S of Saylorsburg on PA 115 , Saylorsburg
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ross,John
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Ross,John
Significant Year:
1810
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Processing, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Theater
More Information:
Schoonover Mountain House (added 1979 - - #79000245)
Also known as Schoonover Farm
S of Bushkill , Bushkill
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Resort, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Shawnee--Minisink Site (added 2007 - - #07001161)
Also known as 36MR0043
Address Restricted , Minisink Hills
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Paleoindian, Early Archaic
Period of Significance:
9000-9999 BC, 8500-8999 BC, 8500-8999 BC
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Shoemaker, Capt. Jacob, House (added 1979 - - #79000247)
Off LR 45012 , Bushkill
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
Stroud Mansion (added 1979 - - #79002297)
Main and 9th Sts. , Stroudsburg
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Museum
More Information:
Swiftwater Inn (added 2010 - - #76001651)
PA 611 , Swiftwater
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification
Current Function:
Domestic, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
Turn, John, Farm (added 1979 - - #79000249)
NE of Stroudsburg , Stroudsburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Turn,John,Sr.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
Worthington Hall (added 1986 - - #78002433)
Worthington Ave. , Shawnee-on-the-Delaware
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Performing Arts
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Fire Station
Zion Lutheran Church (added 1972 - - #72000094)
Also known as The Lutheran Church of Middle Smithfield,Inc. 1866
Off River Rd. , East Stroudsburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
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