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

Luzerne County Pennsylvania (Vacant / Not In Use) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Ashley Planes and Stegmaier Brewery, Central Railroad of New Jersey Station, Guthrie, George W., School and Keller House.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Luzerne County places including Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co., Edwin A. Douglas, McCormich & French Frey, Wagner & Caper, Frank J. Cuppels, Robert Ireland, Prawdzik, Alexander, I., John J. Howley, Ario Pardee and Will Michler. Prominent architectural styles found in Luzerne Country are Mission/Spanish Revival, Modern Movement and Romanesque.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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