National Register of Historic Places listings in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

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Location of Luzerne County in Pennsylvania

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.

There are 38 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted June 7, 2024.

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Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Ashley Planes Ashley PlanesAshley Planes January 25, 1980
(#80003562)
Off Pennsylvania Route 309
41°11′26″N 75°54′37″W / 41.190556°N 75.910278°W / 41.190556; -75.910278 (Ashley Planes)
Fairview and Hanover Townships
2 Bear Creek Village Historic District Bear Creek Village Historic DistrictBear Creek Village Historic District October 28, 1999
(#99001287)
Pennsylvania Route 115 at Bear Creek Dam
41°11′00″N 75°45′20″W / 41.183333°N 75.755556°W / 41.183333; -75.755556 (Bear Creek Village Historic District)
Bear Creek Village
3 Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania – Wilkes-Barre Central Office May 9, 2024
(#100010258)
33 E. Northampton Street
41°14′36″N 75°53′03″W / 41.2434°N 75.8841°W / 41.2434; -75.8841 (Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania – Wilkes-Barre Central Office)
Wilkes-Barre
4 Bittenbender Covered Bridge Bittenbender Covered BridgeBittenbender Covered Bridge December 1, 1980
(#80003563)
South of Huntington Mills off Legislative Route 40076
41°10′51″N 76°13′30″W / 41.180833°N 76.225°W / 41.180833; -76.225 (Bittenbender Covered Bridge)
Huntington Township Collapsed in 2006
5 Bridge in City of Wilkes-Barre Bridge in City of Wilkes-BarreBridge in City of Wilkes-Barre June 22, 1988
(#88000828)
Legislative Route 5 over Mill Creek
41°15′36″N 75°52′02″W / 41.26°N 75.867222°W / 41.26; -75.867222 (Bridge in City of Wilkes-Barre)
Wilkes-Barre
6 Catlin Hall, Wilkes College Catlin Hall, Wilkes CollegeCatlin Hall, Wilkes College March 16, 1972
(#72001132)
92 South River Street
41°14′48″N 75°53′12″W / 41.246667°N 75.886667°W / 41.246667; -75.886667 (Catlin Hall, Wilkes College)
Wilkes-Barre
7 Central Railroad of New Jersey Station Central Railroad of New Jersey StationCentral Railroad of New Jersey Station May 12, 1975
(#75001652)
31–35 South Baltimore Street
41°14′31″N 75°52′47″W / 41.241944°N 75.879722°W / 41.241944; -75.879722 (Central Railroad of New Jersey Station)
Wilkes-Barre
8 Comerford Theater Comerford TheaterComerford Theater December 3, 1980
(#80003564)
71 Public Square
41°14′41″N 75°52′55″W / 41.244722°N 75.881944°W / 41.244722; -75.881944 (Comerford Theater)
Wilkes-Barre
9 Denison House Denison HouseDenison House December 2, 1970
(#70000550)
35 Denison Street
41°17′57″N 75°51′46″W / 41.299167°N 75.862778°W / 41.299167; -75.862778 (Denison House)
Forty Fort
10 Eckley Historic District Eckley Historic DistrictEckley Historic District October 26, 1971
(#71000710)
Both sides of Main Street through Eckley
40°59′36″N 75°51′45″W / 40.993333°N 75.8625°W / 40.993333; -75.8625 (Eckley Historic District)
Foster Township
11 Benjamin Evans House Benjamin Evans HouseBenjamin Evans House August 25, 1983
(#83002260)
Off Pennsylvania Route 93 south of Nescopeck
41°02′36″N 76°13′19″W / 41.043333°N 76.221944°W / 41.043333; -76.221944 (Benjamin Evans House)
Nescopeck Township
12 Fort Pittston School November 21, 2022
(#100008384)
255 North Main St.
41°19′47″N 75°47′15″W / 41.3297°N 75.7874°W / 41.3297; -75.7874 (Fort Pittston School)
Pittston
13 Forty Fort Meetinghouse Forty Fort MeetinghouseForty Fort Meetinghouse November 3, 1988
(#88002373)
River Street and Wyoming Avenue
41°17′04″N 75°52′18″W / 41.284444°N 75.871667°W / 41.284444; -75.871667 (Forty Fort Meetinghouse)
Forty Fort
14 George W. Guthrie School George W. Guthrie SchoolGeorge W. Guthrie School June 27, 1980
(#80003565)
643 North Washington Street
41°15′22″N 75°51′47″W / 41.256111°N 75.863056°W / 41.256111; -75.863056 (George W. Guthrie School)
Wilkes-Barre
15 Hazelton High School Hazelton High SchoolHazelton High School April 16, 2012
(#12000222)
700 N. Wyoming St.
40°57′59″N 75°58′21″W / 40.966273°N 75.97263°W / 40.966273; -75.97263 (Hazelton High School)
Hazleton Educational Resources of Pennsylvania Multiple Property Submission
16 Hotel Altamont Hotel AltamontHotel Altamont December 29, 2014
(#14001101)
145 W. Broad St.
40°57′17″N 75°58′36″W / 40.9548°N 75.9768°W / 40.9548; -75.9768 (Hotel Altamont)
Hazleton
17 Kingston Armory Kingston ArmoryKingston Armory December 21, 1989
(#89002084)
280 Market Street
41°15′10″N 75°53′31″W / 41.252778°N 75.891944°W / 41.252778; -75.891944 (Kingston Armory)
Kingston
18 Luzerne County Courthouse Luzerne County CourthouseLuzerne County Courthouse September 4, 1980
(#80003566)
North River Street
41°15′05″N 75°52′46″W / 41.251389°N 75.879444°W / 41.251389; -75.879444 (Luzerne County Courthouse)
Wilkes-Barre
19 Luzerne County Fresh Air Camp Luzerne County Fresh Air CampLuzerne County Fresh Air Camp February 20, 2004
(#04000064)
Middle Road, approximately 0.25 miles (0.40 km) northeast of the junction of Middle Road and Pennsylvania Route 3021
41°00′44″N 75°59′44″W / 41.012222°N 75.995556°W / 41.012222; -75.995556 (Luzerne County Fresh Air Camp)
Butler Township
20 Luzerne Presbyterial Institute Luzerne Presbyterial InstituteLuzerne Presbyterial Institute September 7, 1979
(#79002293)
Institute Street
41°18′39″N 75°50′29″W / 41.310833°N 75.841389°W / 41.310833; -75.841389 (Luzerne Presbyterial Institute)
Wyoming
21 Market Street Bridge Market Street BridgeMarket Street Bridge June 22, 1988
(#88000873)
Market Street/Legislative Route 11 over the Susquehanna River
41°14′55″N 75°53′07″W / 41.248611°N 75.885278°W / 41.248611; -75.885278 (Market Street Bridge)
Kingston and Wilkes-Barre
22 Markle Banking & Trust Company Building Markle Banking & Trust Company BuildingMarkle Banking & Trust Company Building March 28, 1996
(#96000322)
8 West Broad Street
40°57′14″N 75°58′29″W / 40.953889°N 75.974722°W / 40.953889; -75.974722 (Markle Banking & Trust Company Building)
Hazleton
23 McClintock Hall McClintock HallMcClintock Hall March 16, 1972
(#72001133)
44 South River Street
41°14′52″N 75°53′05″W / 41.247778°N 75.884722°W / 41.247778; -75.884722 (McClintock Hall)
Wilkes-Barre
24 Memorial Presbyterian Church Memorial Presbyterian ChurchMemorial Presbyterian Church September 18, 2017
(#100001636)
29 W. North Street
41°15′01″N 75°52′34″W / 41.2502°N 75.8761°W / 41.2502; -75.8761 (Memorial Presbyterian Church)
Wilkes-Barre
25 Israel Platt Pardee Mansion Israel Platt Pardee MansionIsrael Platt Pardee Mansion January 12, 1984
(#84003487)
235 North Laurel Street and 28 Aspen Street
40°57′36″N 75°58′22″W / 40.96°N 75.972778°W / 40.96; -75.972778 (Israel Platt Pardee Mansion)
Hazleton Designed by architect George Franklin Barber
26 River Street Historic District River Street Historic DistrictRiver Street Historic District September 10, 1985
(#85002328)
Franklin, River, West River, West Jackson, West Union, West Market, West Northampton, West South and West Ross Streets and Barnum Place
41°14′49″N 75°53′09″W / 41.246944°N 75.885833°W / 41.246944; -75.885833 (River Street Historic District)
Wilkes-Barre
27 St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish ComplexSt. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex August 22, 2002
(#02000889)
122–142 South Wyoming Street
40°56′55″N 75°58′20″W / 40.948611°N 75.972222°W / 40.948611; -75.972222 (St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex)
Hazleton
28 St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School BuildingSt. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building July 30, 2003
(#03000721)
419 North Main Street
41°15′29″N 75°52′03″W / 41.258056°N 75.8675°W / 41.258056; -75.8675 (St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building)
Wilkes-Barre
29 St. Stanislaus Institute St. Stanislaus InstituteSt. Stanislaus Institute December 30, 2008
(#08001267)
141 Old Newport Street
41°11′32″N 76°01′03″W / 41.192222°N 76.0175°W / 41.192222; -76.0175 (St. Stanislaus Institute)
Newport Township
30 George W. Search House George W. Search HouseGeorge W. Search House July 10, 2009
(#09000387)
56 South Main Street
41°09′03″N 76°09′03″W / 41.150833°N 76.150833°W / 41.150833; -76.150833 (George W. Search House)
Shickshinny
31 Stegmaier Brewery Stegmaier BreweryStegmaier Brewery May 30, 1979
(#79002292)
Roughly bounded by Coal, Welles, Market, Lincoln and Baltimore Streets
41°14′32″N 75°52′36″W / 41.242222°N 75.876667°W / 41.242222; -75.876667 (Stegmaier Brewery)
Wilkes-Barre
32 Stoddartsville Historic District Stoddartsville Historic DistrictStoddartsville Historic District November 12, 1998
(#98001373)
South side of Pennsylvania Route 115 at the Lehigh River in Stoddartsville
41°07′47″N 75°37′42″W / 41.129806°N 75.628333°W / 41.129806; -75.628333 (Stoddartsville Historic District)
Buck Township
33 Swetland Homestead Swetland HomesteadSwetland Homestead December 13, 1978
(#78002427)
855 Wyoming Avenue
41°18′06″N 75°51′10″W / 41.301667°N 75.852778°W / 41.301667; -75.852778 (Swetland Homestead)
Wyoming
34 Weiss Hall Weiss HallWeiss Hall November 27, 1972
(#72001134)
98 South River Street
41°14′47″N 75°53′12″W / 41.246389°N 75.886667°W / 41.246389; -75.886667 (Weiss Hall)
Wilkes-Barre
35 West End Wheelmen's Club West End Wheelmen's ClubWest End Wheelmen's Club May 30, 1997
(#97000521)
439 South Franklin Street
41°14′24″N 75°53′47″W / 41.24°N 75.896389°W / 41.24; -75.896389 (West End Wheelmen's Club)
Wilkes-Barre
36 Wilkes-Barre Silk Company Mill Wilkes-Barre Silk Company MillWilkes-Barre Silk Company Mill November 25, 2019
(#100004666)
92 S. Empire St.
41°14′03″N 75°52′21″W / 41.2342°N 75.8726°W / 41.2342; -75.8726 (Wilkes-Barre Silk Company Mill)
Wilkes-Barre
37 Wyoming Monument Wyoming MonumentWyoming Monument May 13, 2002
(#02000509)
U.S. Route 11, Wyoming Avenue and Susquehanna Street
41°18′13″N 75°50′45″W / 41.303611°N 75.845833°W / 41.303611; -75.845833 (Wyoming Monument)
Wyoming
38 Wyoming Seminary Wyoming SeminaryWyoming Seminary August 6, 1979
(#79002291)
Sprague Avenue
41°15′48″N 75°53′54″W / 41.263333°N 75.898333°W / 41.263333; -75.898333 (Wyoming Seminary)
Kingston

Former listings

Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location Municipality Description
1 Keller House November 13, 1976
(#76001647)
December 18, 1978 217 W. Broad St.
Hazleton Demolished.

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References

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved June 7, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.