Luzerne County Fresh Air Camp
Luzerne County Fresh Air Camp | |
Location | Middle Rd., approx. 0.25 mi. NE of jct. of Middle Rd. and PA 3021, Butler Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 41°00′46″N 75°59′46″W / 41.01278°N 75.99611°WCoordinates: 41°00′46″N 75°59′46″W / 41.01278°N 75.99611°W |
Area | 17.8 acres (7.2 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 04000064[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 20, 2004 |
Luzerne County Fresh Air Camp, also known as Ferrwood Music Camp, is a historic fresh air camp located in Butler Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The historic buildings and structure are a dormitory (1927), dining room / kitchen (c. 1935), and wood frame pump house (1927). It originally operated as a camp for undernourished children predisposed to tuberculosis. The Ferrwood Music Camp, operated by the Greater Hazleton Philharmonic Society, opened in 1969.[2] The camp is currently run by the CAN DO Community Foundation.
The camp was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Robert A. Janosov (April 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Luzerne County Fresh Air Camp" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-05.
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- Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Buildings and structures in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Temporary populated places on the National Register of Historic Places
- 1927 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs