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

Wayne County Pennsylvania has 18 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 7 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Delaware and Hudson Canal, Millanville--Skinners Falls Bridge, Bridge in Dreher Township, Dorflinger, Eugene, Estate and Honesdale Residential Historic District.

The famous person David Wilmot is associated with one of more of the Wayne County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Wayne County places including William & Frederick Kreitner, Beers, Elias T., et al., Stermers & Martin Kriegers, Lloyd Brothers (builder), John D. Branning, Dietrich and Company and William Holbert. Prominent architectural styles found in Wayne Country are Greek Revival, Queen Anne and Late Victorian.

Bellemonte Silk Mill (added 2010 - - #10000407)

Also known as Welwood Silk Mill, Sherman Underwear Mills

230 Welwood Ave , Hawley

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Business, Work In Progress

More Information:

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Bridge in Dreher Township (added 1988 - - #88000871)

LR 171 over Haags Mill Creek , Haags Mill

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

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:

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Damascus Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001000)

Roughly, PA 371 from Galilee Rd. to the Delaware R. and adjacent part of Rt. 63027 S of PA 371 , Damascus

Vonsky87, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Greek Revival, Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Clinic, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Delaware and Hudson Canal (added 1968 - - #68000051)

Delaware and Hudson Canal , Honesdale

Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Commerce, Transportation, Industry

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water Works, Water-Related

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Water Works, Water-Related

Dorflinger, Eugene, Estate (added 1978 - - #78002483)

U.S. 6 and Charles St. , White Mills

File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Equinunk Historic District (added 1999 - - #99001336)

Generally following SR191, Pine Mill, Lordville, and Grocery Hill Rds. (Buckingham and Manchester Townships) , Equinunk

Vonsky87, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lloyd Brothers (builder)

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Department Store, Hotel, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Hill's Sawmill (added 1974 - - #74001816)

Also known as Holbert & Branning Mill;Duck Harbor Lumber & Chemical Co.

S of Equinunk off PA 191 , Equinunk

KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Honesdale Residential Historic District (added 1998 - - #97001670)

Roughly bounded by Lackawaxen R., Dyberry Cr. and Dyberry Cemetery, Overlook and 18th Sts. , Honesdale

Vonsky87, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Beers, Elias T., et al., Kreitner, William & Frederick

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Arms Storage, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education

Current Sub-function:

Fishing Facility Or Site, Library, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Warehouse

More Information:

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Lacawac (added 1979 - - #79002367)

E of Ledgedale , Ledgedale

KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kriegers,Stermers & Martin

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Milanville Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000352)

Also known as See Also: Skinner's Falls Bridge

Roughly, Rt. 63027 from jct. with Rt. 63029 E to Skinner's Falls Bridge via bridge approach rd., Damascus Township , Milanville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Millanville--Skinners Falls Bridge (added 1988 - - #88002167)

LR 63027 over Delaware River at Millanville , Millanville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

More Information:

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O'Connor, J.S., American Rich Cut Glassware Factory (added 2005 - - #05000206)

Also known as Maple City Glass Company; Kimble, H.W. Silk Company, Arrow Throwing Company

120 Falls Ave. , Hawley

KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

More Information:

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Octagon Stone Schoolhouse (added 1977 - - #77001200)

Also known as The Stone Jug

1 mi. SW of South Canaan , South Canaan

Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Patriotic Order Sons of America Washington Camp 422 (added 2010 - - #10001068)

465 S Sterling Rd, Dreher Township

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

More Information:

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Starlight Station, New York, Ontario, and Western Railway (added 2001 - - #01000925)

Also known as Buckingham Township Municipal Building

O & W Rd. NE of Depot Hill Rd, Starlight , Buckingham Township

Vonsky87, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dietrich and Company

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall

More Information:

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Stone Arch Bridge, Starrucca Creek (added 1979 - - #77001201)

SR 57054 , Starrucca

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation, Industry

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Wilmot House (added 1974 - - #74001815)

Wayne St. , Bethany

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Wilmot,David

Significant Year:

1811

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Wilmot Mansion (added 1978 - - #78003172)

Wayne and Sugar Sts. , Bethany

Pubdog, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Wilmot,David

Significant Year:

1827

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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