Denison House (Forty Fort, Pennsylvania)
Denison House | |
![]() Denison House, HABS photo, December 1934 | |
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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°WCoordinates: 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.
Nathan Denison House, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania (in 2017)
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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Ronald Andrews (July 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Denison House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ^ CVI. "Denison House". www.luzernehistory.org. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
- ^ "Historic Nathan Denison House in Forty Fort opens for summer tours". Times Leader. 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
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
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Pennsylvania
- Houses completed in 1790
- Houses in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania state historical marker significations
- National Register of Historic Places in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania