Stroud Mansion

Stroud Mansion
Location Main and 9th Sts., Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°59′4″N 75°11′55″W / 40.98444°N 75.19861°W / 40.98444; -75.19861Coordinates: 40°59′4″N 75°11′55″W / 40.98444°N 75.19861°W / 40.98444; -75.19861
Area 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built 1795
NRHP Reference # 79002297[1]
Added to NRHP August 1, 1979

Stroud Mansion is a historic home located at Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1795, and is a  3 1⁄2-story building with pedimented gable roof and a  2 1⁄2-story rear wing. The main section measures 50 feet by 40 feet, with the rear wing measuring 28 feet by 24 feet, 4 inches. It was built by Stroudsburg's founder Jacob Stroud for his son John. It remained in the Stroud family until 1893, although leased for use as a store and as a boarding house. It now houses the Monroe County Historical Association.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[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 Florence E. Scholla and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Stroud Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-24.


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