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

Wyoming County Pennsylvania has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Tunkhannock Viaduct and Bridge in Nicholson Township, Noxen School, Old White Mill and Tunkhannock Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Wyoming County places including A.B. Cohen, Corrugated Metal Co., G.M. Hollenback, D.R. Nott, William Sherman Hubbell and Charles Franklin Barber. Prominent architectural styles found in Wyoming Country are Italianate and Queen Anne.

Bridge in Nicholson Township (added 1988 - - #88000810)

LR 65021 over Tunkhannock Creeek , Starkville

Ruhrfisch, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Corrugated Metal Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

More Information:

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Noxen School (added 2006 - - #06000431)

Also known as Noxem High School

School St. , Noxen Township

Vjaquish, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic, Library, Museum, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Old White Mill (added 1975 - - #75001680)

Also known as Sterling Mill & Pinnock Mill

Off Welles St. , Meshoppen

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Hollenback,G.M.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Tunkhannock Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000101)

Roughly bounded by Tioga, Pine, Harrison Sts., and Wyoming Ave. , Tunkhannock

Pubdog, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Nott, D.R., Barber, Charles Franklin

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

State, Local, Private, Federal

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Tunkhannock Viaduct (added 1977 - - #77001203)

Also known as Nicholson Viaduct

0.5 mi. E of Nicholson at Tunkhannock Creek , Nicholson

BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cohen,A.B.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

More Information:

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