Lacawac

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Lacawac
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
LACAWAC , PAUPAK TWP, WAYNE COUNTY, PA.jpg
Lacawac is located in Pennsylvania
Lacawac
LocationLake Ariel, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°22′43″N 75°17′40″W / 41.37861°N 75.29444°W / 41.37861; -75.29444Coordinates: 41°22′43″N 75°17′40″W / 41.37861°N 75.29444°W / 41.37861; -75.29444
Area461.6 acres (186.8 ha)
Built1903
Built byKriegers, Stermers & Martin
Architectural styleRustic
NRHP reference No.79002367[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 1979

Lacawac is a historic estate located in Paupack Township and Salem Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1903, as a summer estate of Congressman William Connell (1827-1909). Six of the eight buildings remain. They are the main house, barn, spring house, pump house, Coachman's Cabin, and ice house. The buildings are in an Adirondack Great Camp style. The main house is a 2+1⁄2-story frame dwelling with a cross gable roof. It features two-story porches and the interior is paneled in southern yellow pine.

After Connells death in 1909, the estate was purchased by Louis Arthur Watres[2] for use as a summer home.[3]

In 1966, the property was deeded to a non-profit organization and subsequently used as a nature preserve, ecological field research station and public environmental education facility.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] Lake Lacawac was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1968.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Wayne County Historical Society". www.waynehistorypa.org. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. ^ Lewis, William P. (April 1983). "The Life and Works of Col. L.A. Watres" (PDF). The Lackawanna Historical Society Bulleting. 16 (2). Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Robert Kobler (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lacawac" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  5. ^ "National Natural Landmarks - National Natural Landmarks (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-16. Year designated: 1968

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