Stoddartsville Historic District

Stoddartsville Historic District

Stodardsville Preservation Society
Location S side of PA 115 at Lehigh River, Buck Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°07′47″N 75°37′42″W / 41.12972°N 75.62833°W / 41.12972; -75.62833Coordinates: 41°07′47″N 75°37′42″W / 41.12972°N 75.62833°W / 41.12972; -75.62833
Area 180 acres (73 ha)
Built 1815
Built by John Stoddart (1777-1857)
Architectural style Georgian, Colonial Revival, Federal
NRHP Reference # 98001373[1]
Added to NRHP November 12, 1998

Stoddartsville Historic District is a national historic district located at Buck Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 36 contributing buildings, 14 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure in the 19th century milling and transportation center of Stoddartsville. It includes houses and summer cottages, outbuildings and wells, and the remains of mills and mill races, barn ruins, and the ruins of "bear trap locks" and wing dams. Notable contributing resources include the remains of Stoddart's Grist Mill and related archaeological sites, remains of Stoddart's Saw Mill (1815), "Appleyard" house (c. 1815), "Miller's House" (1890-1893), the Inn (c. 1875), and the Stoddart House or "The Maples" (c. 1810).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes George E. Thomas (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Stoddartsville Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-10.


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