National Register of Historic Places - Pennsylvania (PA), 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

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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

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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

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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:

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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:

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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

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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:

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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:

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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

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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:

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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:

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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

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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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