Denison House (Forty Fort, Pennsylvania)
Denison House | |
Denison House, HABS photo, December 1934 | |
| Location | 35 Denison St., Forty Fort, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°17′57″N 75°51′46″W / 41.29917°N 75.86278°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | c. 1790 |
| Architectural style | New England central chimney |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000550[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 2, 1970 |
| Designated PHMC | May 23, 1972[2] |
Denison House, also known as the Colonel Nathan Denison House, is a historic home located at Forty Fort, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1790, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, frame building with a central chimney in the New England style. A rear addition and full-width front porch were added in the mid-19th century.[3] The house has since been restored to its appearance in the 1790s.[4]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]
Col. Nathan Denison was a Revolutionary Officer and a Luzerne County Judge. The Denison House features a table on which the Articles of Capitulation were signed, surrendering Forty Fort to the British and ending the Battle of Wyoming.[5]
The property is owned and maintained by the Luzerne County Historical Society. It is open for guided tours in the summer.
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Nathan Denison House, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania (in 2017)
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Inside the Nathan Denison House
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on September 14, 2005. Retrieved March 14, 2012. Note: This includes Ronald Andrews (July 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Denison House" (PDF). Retrieved March 13, 2012.
- ^ CVI. "Denison House". www.luzernehistory.org. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Historic Nathan Denison House in Forty Fort opens for summer tours". Times Leader. May 29, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-25, "Denison House, Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort, Luzerne County, PA", 5 photos, 7 measured drawings, 3 data pages