Silkman House

	Silkman House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Silkman House, April 1936
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Location	2006 N. Main Ave., Scranton, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°26′17″N 75°39′21″W / 41.43806°N 75.65583°WCoordinates: 41°26′17″N 75°39′21″W / 41.43806°N 75.65583°W
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1840
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	78002413
Added to NRHP	December 18, 1978

Silkman House, also known as the Providence Branch of the Scranton Public Library, is a historic home located at Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1840, and is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular frame building in the Greek Revival style. It has a front gable roof, large central chimney, brick foundation, and one-story wing. The front facade features a portico supported by four square columns. The house was purchased by the city of Scranton for use as the Providence Branch of the Scranton Public Library.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[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 Elizabeth Short and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Silkman House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-04.

External links[]

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-217, "Silkman House, 2006 North Main Avenue, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA", 3 photos, 13 measured drawings, 4 data pages, supplemental material

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-2] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Elizabeth Short and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Silkman House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-04.

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