Pennsylvania - Luzerne County
Luzerne County Pennsylvania has 36 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 13 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Ashley Planes, Denison House, Wyoming Monument, Bittenbender Covered Bridge and Bridge in City of Wilkes-Barre.

Many famous people are associated with these Luzerne County historic places including Henry Martin Hoyt, Israel Platt Pardee, Benjamin Evaus, Luke Swetland and Albert Lewis.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Luzerne County places including Thomas Ustick Walter, Edwin A. Douglas, Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co., F.C. Withers, Thomas H. Atherton, Elizah Reynolds, Wagner & Caper, Walter S. Rae, Inc. Penn-York Utilities and Carrere & Hastings. Prominent architectural styles found in Luzerne Country are Greek Revival, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Ashley Planes (added 1980 - - #80003562)
Off PA 309 , Ashley and vicinity
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co., Douglas,Edwin A.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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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
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Bittenbender Covered Bridge (added 1980 - - #80003563)
S of Huntington Mills off LR 40076, Huntington Township , Huntington Mills
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
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Bridge in City of Wilkes-Barre (added 1988 - - #88000828)
LR 5 over Mill Creek , Wilkes-Barre
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
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Catlin Hall, Wilkes College (added 1972 - - #72001132)
Also known as Catlin,George,Hall;Reynolds House
92 S. River St. , Wilkes-Barre
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Reynolds,Elizah
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing
More Information:
Central Railroad of New Jersey Station (added 1975 - - #75001652)
31--35 S. Baltimore St. , Wilkes-Barre
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Comerford Theater (added 1980 - - #80003564)
Also known as Paramount Theatre
71 Public Sq. , Wilkes-Barre
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Penn-York Utilities,Inc.
Architectural Style:
Other, Moderne, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Music Facility, Theater
More Information:
Denison House (added 1970 - - #70000550)
Also known as Colonel Nathan Denison House
35 Denison St. , Forty Fort
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
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
Cropbot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Evans, Benjamin, House (added 1983 - - #83002260)
Off PA 93 , Nescopeck
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italian Villa
Historic Person:
Evaus, Benjamin
Significant Year:
1855
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Forty Fort Meetinghouse (added 1988 - - #88002373)
River St. and Wyoming Ave. , Forty Fort
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Underwood,Gideon, Hitchcock,Joseph
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Guthrie, George W., School (added 1980 - - #80003565)
643 N. Washington St. , Wilkes-Barre
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ireland,Robert
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Hazelton High School (added 2012 - - #12000222)
700 N. Wyoming St., Hazelton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Hotel Altamont (added 2014 - - #14001101)
Hazelton, Hazelton
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Keller House (added 1978 - - #76001647)
217 W. Broad St. , Hazleton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Michler,Will, Pardee,Ario
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Kingston Armory (added 1989 - - #89002084)
280 Market St. , Wilkes-Barre
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Atherton,Thomas H.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage
Current Function:
Defense
Current Sub-function:
Arms Storage
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Luzerne County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80003566)
N. River St. , Wilkes-Barre
Yassie, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Osterling,F.J.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Luzerne County Fresh Air Camp (added 2004 - - #04000064)
Also known as Ferrwood Music Camp
Middle Rd., approx. 0.25 mi. NE of jct. of Middle Rd. and PA 3021 , Butler Township
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Sanatorium
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Camp, Music Facility
More Information:
Luzerne Presbyterial Institute (added 1979 - - #79002293)
Also known as Wyoming Institute
Institute St. , Wyoming
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fell,Daniel Ackley
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Market Street Bridge (added 1988 - - #88000873)
Also known as See Also:River Street Historic District
Market St./LR 11 over Susquehanna River , Kingston
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rae,Walter S., Carrere & Hastings
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Market Street Bridge (added 1988 - - #88000873)
Also known as See Also:River Street Historic District
Market St./LR 11 over Susquehanna River , Wilkes-Barre
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rae,Walter S., Carrere & Hastings
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Markle Banking & Trust Company Building (added 1996 - - #96000322)
Also known as Markle Bank Bldg.;Northeastern Bldg.
8 W. Broad St. , Hazleton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bossom,Alfred C., Bright,John Irwin
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Professional
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Professional
More Information:
McClintock Hall (added 1972 - - #72001133)
Also known as McClintock House
44 S. River St. , Wilkes-Barre
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Withers,F.C.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing
More Information:
Pardee, Israel Platt, Mansion (added 1984 - - #84003487)
235 N. Laurel St. and 28 Aspen St. , Hazleton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Barber,George W.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Pardee,Israel Platt
Significant Year:
1893
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
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
More Information:
Search, George W., House (added 2009 - - #09000387)
56 S. Main St. , Shickshinny
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Medical Business/Office, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex (added 2002 - - #02000889)
122-142 S. Wyoming St. , Hazleton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Sheridan, Peter B.
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure
More Information:
St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building (added 2003 - - #03000721)
419 N. Main St. , Wilkes-Barre
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Howley, John J., Cuppels, Frank J.
Area of Significance:
Architecture, European
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
St. Stanislaus Institute (added 2008 - - #08001267)
Also known as St. Stanislaus Orphanage; Holy Child Church
141 Old Newport St. , Newport Township
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion, Religion, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Church School, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Stegmaier Brewery (added 1979 - - #79002292)
Roughly bounded by Coal, Welles, Market, Lincoln and Baltimore Sts. , Wilkes-Barre
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Frey,McCormich & French, Wagner & Caper
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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
More Information:
Swetland Homestead (added 1978 - - #78002427)
855 Wyoming Ave. , Wyoming
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Swetland,Luke,et al.
Significant Year:
1809, 1803, 1797
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Economics, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Weiss Hall (added 1972 - - #72001134)
Also known as Judge Edmund Taylor House
98 S. River St. , Wilkes-Barre
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Greek Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing
More Information:
West End Wheelmen's Club (added 1997 - - #97000521)
Also known as Franklin Club
439 S. Franklin St. , Wilkes-Barre
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
O'Malley,William, Olds,Frederick L.
Architectural Style:
Shingle Style
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
Wyoming Monument (added 2002 - - #02000509)
Also known as Battle of Wyoming Monument
US 11, Wyoming Ave. and Susquehanna St. , Wyoming Borough
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Walter, Thomas Ustick, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Exotic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Funerary, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Monument/Marker
More Information:
Wyoming Seminary (added 1979 - - #79002291)
Also known as Swetland,Commercial,Union,Centenary Halls;Swetland,Fleck,Dar
Sprague Ave. , Kingston
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Nelson,Reuben
Architectural Style:
Other, Mid 19th Century Revival
Historic Person:
Hoyt,Henry Martin,et al.
Significant Year:
1867, 1864, 1853
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
More Information:
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