National Register of Historic Places - Pennsylvania (PA), Luzerne County

Luzerne County Pennsylvania (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Eckley Historic District and Stoddartsville Historic District, Bear Creek Village Historic District, River Street Historic District.

The famous person Albert Lewis is associated with one of more of the Luzerne County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Luzerne County places including Weiss & Co. Sharpe and Phillip R. Raife. Prominent architectural styles found in Luzerne Country are Colonial Revival, Gothic and Beaux Arts.

Bear Creek Village Historic District (added 1999 - - #99001287)

PA 115 at Bear C reek Dam , Bear Creek Village

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Raife, Phillip R., et.al.

Architectural Style:

Stick/Eastlake, Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Lewis, Albert

Significant Year:

1881, 1922, 1884

Area of Significance:

Industry, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Clubhouse, Department Store, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Landscape, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Clubhouse, Post Office, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Unoccupied Land

Eckley Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000710)

Also known as Town of Eckley;Pennsylvania Anthracite Museum,Eckley Village

Both sides of Main St. through town of Eckley , Eckley

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Sharpe,Weiss & Co.

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Institutional Housing

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Single Dwelling

River Street Historic District (added 1985 - - #85002328)

Franklin, River, W. River, W. Jackson, W. Union, W. Market, W. Northampton, W. South and W. Ross Sts. & Barnum Pl. , Wilkes-Barre

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Beaux Arts, Gothic, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, State, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Stoddartsville Historic District (added 1998 - - #98001373)

S side of PA 115 at Lehigh R. , Buck Township

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event, Information Potential

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Federal, Georgian

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Architecture, Commerce, Transportation

Cultural Affiliation:

Euro-American

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Natural Feature, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling