National Register of Historic Places listings in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

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Location of Luzerne County in Pennsylvania

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.[1]

There are 37 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 15, 2024.[2]

Current listings[edit]

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listed[4] Location City or town Description
1 Ashley Planes
Ashley Planes
Ashley Planes
January 25, 1980
(#80003562)
Off Pennsylvania Route 309
41°11′26″N 75°54′37″W / 41.190556°N 75.910278°W / 41.190556; -75.910278 (Ashley Planes)
Fairview and Hanover Townships
2 Bear Creek Village Historic District
Bear Creek Village Historic District
Bear Creek Village Historic District
October 28, 1999
(#99001287)
Pennsylvania Route 115 at Bear Creek Dam
41°11′00″N 75°45′20″W / 41.183333°N 75.755556°W / 41.183333; -75.755556 (Bear Creek Village Historic District)
Bear Creek Village
3 Bittenbender Covered Bridge
Bittenbender Covered Bridge
Bittenbender Covered Bridge
December 1, 1980
(#80003563)
South of Huntington Mills off Legislative Route 40076
41°10′51″N 76°13′30″W / 41.180833°N 76.225°W / 41.180833; -76.225 (Bittenbender Covered Bridge)
Huntington Township Collapsed in 2006
4 Bridge in City of Wilkes-Barre
Bridge in City of Wilkes-Barre
Bridge in City of Wilkes-Barre
June 22, 1988
(#88000828)
Legislative Route 5 over Mill Creek
41°15′36″N 75°52′02″W / 41.26°N 75.867222°W / 41.26; -75.867222 (Bridge in City of Wilkes-Barre)
Wilkes-Barre
5 Catlin Hall, Wilkes College
Catlin Hall, Wilkes College
Catlin Hall, Wilkes College
March 16, 1972
(#72001132)
92 South River Street
41°14′48″N 75°53′12″W / 41.246667°N 75.886667°W / 41.246667; -75.886667 (Catlin Hall, Wilkes College)
Wilkes-Barre
6 Central Railroad of New Jersey Station
Central Railroad of New Jersey Station
Central Railroad of New Jersey Station
May 12, 1975
(#75001652)
31–35 South Baltimore Street
41°14′31″N 75°52′47″W / 41.241944°N 75.879722°W / 41.241944; -75.879722 (Central Railroad of New Jersey Station)
Wilkes-Barre
7 Comerford Theater
Comerford Theater
Comerford Theater
December 3, 1980
(#80003564)
71 Public Square
41°14′41″N 75°52′55″W / 41.244722°N 75.881944°W / 41.244722; -75.881944 (Comerford Theater)
Wilkes-Barre
8 Denison House
Denison House
Denison House
December 2, 1970
(#70000550)
35 Denison Street
41°17′57″N 75°51′46″W / 41.299167°N 75.862778°W / 41.299167; -75.862778 (Denison House)
Forty Fort
9 Eckley Historic District
Eckley Historic District
Eckley Historic District
October 26, 1971
(#71000710)
Both sides of Main Street through Eckley
40°59′36″N 75°51′45″W / 40.993333°N 75.8625°W / 40.993333; -75.8625 (Eckley Historic District)
Foster Township
10 Benjamin Evans House
Benjamin Evans House
Benjamin Evans House
August 25, 1983
(#83002260)
Off Pennsylvania Route 93 south of Nescopeck
41°02′36″N 76°13′19″W / 41.043333°N 76.221944°W / 41.043333; -76.221944 (Benjamin Evans House)
Nescopeck Township
11 Fort Pittston School November 21, 2022
(#100008384)
255 North Main St.
41°19′47″N 75°47′15″W / 41.3297°N 75.7874°W / 41.3297; -75.7874 (Fort Pittston School)
Pittston
12 Forty Fort Meetinghouse
Forty Fort Meetinghouse
Forty Fort Meetinghouse
November 3, 1988
(#88002373)
River Street and Wyoming Avenue
41°17′04″N 75°52′18″W / 41.284444°N 75.871667°W / 41.284444; -75.871667 (Forty Fort Meetinghouse)
Forty Fort
13 George W. Guthrie School
George W. Guthrie School
George W. Guthrie School
June 27, 1980
(#80003565)
643 North Washington Street
41°15′22″N 75°51′47″W / 41.256111°N 75.863056°W / 41.256111; -75.863056 (George W. Guthrie School)
Wilkes-Barre
14 Hazelton High School
Hazelton High School
Hazelton High School
April 16, 2012
(#12000222)
700 N. Wyoming St.
40°57′59″N 75°58′21″W / 40.966273°N 75.97263°W / 40.966273; -75.97263 (Hazelton High School)
Hazleton Educational Resources of Pennsylvania Multiple Property Submission
15 Hotel Altamont
Hotel Altamont
Hotel Altamont
December 29, 2014
(#14001101)
145 W. Broad St.
40°57′17″N 75°58′36″W / 40.9548°N 75.9768°W / 40.9548; -75.9768 (Hotel Altamont)
Hazleton
16 Kingston Armory
Kingston Armory
Kingston Armory
December 21, 1989
(#89002084)
280 Market Street
41°15′10″N 75°53′31″W / 41.252778°N 75.891944°W / 41.252778; -75.891944 (Kingston Armory)
Kingston
17 Luzerne County Courthouse
Luzerne County Courthouse
Luzerne County Courthouse
September 4, 1980
(#80003566)
North River Street
41°15′05″N 75°52′46″W / 41.251389°N 75.879444°W / 41.251389; -75.879444 (Luzerne County Courthouse)
Wilkes-Barre
18 Luzerne County Fresh Air Camp
Luzerne County Fresh Air Camp
Luzerne County Fresh Air Camp
February 20, 2004
(#04000064)
Middle Road, approximately 0.25 miles (0.40 km) northeast of the junction of Middle Road and Pennsylvania Route 3021
41°00′44″N 75°59′44″W / 41.012222°N 75.995556°W / 41.012222; -75.995556 (Luzerne County Fresh Air Camp)
Butler Township
19 Luzerne Presbyterial Institute
Luzerne Presbyterial Institute
Luzerne Presbyterial Institute
September 7, 1979
(#79002293)
Institute Street
41°18′39″N 75°50′29″W / 41.310833°N 75.841389°W / 41.310833; -75.841389 (Luzerne Presbyterial Institute)
Wyoming
20 Market Street Bridge
Market Street Bridge
Market Street Bridge
June 22, 1988
(#88000873)
Market Street/Legislative Route 11 over the Susquehanna River
41°14′55″N 75°53′07″W / 41.248611°N 75.885278°W / 41.248611; -75.885278 (Market Street Bridge)
Kingston and Wilkes-Barre
21 Markle Banking & Trust Company Building
Markle Banking & Trust Company Building
Markle Banking & Trust Company Building
March 28, 1996
(#96000322)
8 West Broad Street
40°57′14″N 75°58′29″W / 40.953889°N 75.974722°W / 40.953889; -75.974722 (Markle Banking & Trust Company Building)
Hazleton
22 McClintock Hall
McClintock Hall
McClintock Hall
March 16, 1972
(#72001133)
44 South River Street
41°14′52″N 75°53′05″W / 41.247778°N 75.884722°W / 41.247778; -75.884722 (McClintock Hall)
Wilkes-Barre
23 Memorial Presbyterian Church
Memorial Presbyterian Church
Memorial Presbyterian Church
September 18, 2017
(#100001636)
29 W. North Street
41°15′01″N 75°52′34″W / 41.2502°N 75.8761°W / 41.2502; -75.8761 (Memorial Presbyterian Church)
Wilkes-Barre
24 Israel Platt Pardee Mansion
Israel Platt Pardee Mansion
Israel Platt Pardee Mansion
January 12, 1984
(#84003487)
235 North Laurel Street and 28 Aspen Street
40°57′36″N 75°58′22″W / 40.96°N 75.972778°W / 40.96; -75.972778 (Israel Platt Pardee Mansion)
Hazleton Designed by architect George Franklin Barber
25 River Street Historic District
River Street Historic District
River Street Historic District
September 10, 1985
(#85002328)
Franklin, River, West River, West Jackson, West Union, West Market, West Northampton, West South and West Ross Streets and Barnum Place
41°14′49″N 75°53′09″W / 41.246944°N 75.885833°W / 41.246944; -75.885833 (River Street Historic District)
Wilkes-Barre
26 St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex
St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex
St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex
August 22, 2002
(#02000889)
122–142 South Wyoming Street
40°56′55″N 75°58′20″W / 40.948611°N 75.972222°W / 40.948611; -75.972222 (St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex)
Hazleton
27 St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building
St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building
St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building
July 30, 2003
(#03000721)
419 North Main Street
41°15′29″N 75°52′03″W / 41.258056°N 75.8675°W / 41.258056; -75.8675 (St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building)
Wilkes-Barre
28 St. Stanislaus Institute
St. Stanislaus Institute
St. Stanislaus Institute
December 30, 2008
(#08001267)
141 Old Newport Street
41°11′32″N 76°01′03″W / 41.192222°N 76.0175°W / 41.192222; -76.0175 (St. Stanislaus Institute)
Newport Township
29 George W. Search House
George W. Search House
George W. Search House
July 10, 2009
(#09000387)
56 South Main Street
41°09′03″N 76°09′03″W / 41.150833°N 76.150833°W / 41.150833; -76.150833 (George W. Search House)
Shickshinny
30 Stegmaier Brewery
Stegmaier Brewery
Stegmaier Brewery
May 30, 1979
(#79002292)
Roughly bounded by Coal, Welles, Market, Lincoln and Baltimore Streets
41°14′32″N 75°52′36″W / 41.242222°N 75.876667°W / 41.242222; -75.876667 (Stegmaier Brewery)
Wilkes-Barre
31 Stoddartsville Historic District
Stoddartsville Historic District
Stoddartsville Historic District
November 12, 1998
(#98001373)
South side of Pennsylvania Route 115 at the Lehigh River in Stoddartsville
41°07′47″N 75°37′42″W / 41.129806°N 75.628333°W / 41.129806; -75.628333 (Stoddartsville Historic District)
Buck Township
32 Swetland Homestead
Swetland Homestead
Swetland Homestead
December 13, 1978
(#78002427)
855 Wyoming Avenue
41°18′06″N 75°51′10″W / 41.301667°N 75.852778°W / 41.301667; -75.852778 (Swetland Homestead)
Wyoming
33 Weiss Hall
Weiss Hall
Weiss Hall
November 27, 1972
(#72001134)
98 South River Street
41°14′47″N 75°53′12″W / 41.246389°N 75.886667°W / 41.246389; -75.886667 (Weiss Hall)
Wilkes-Barre
34 West End Wheelmen's Club
West End Wheelmen's Club
West End Wheelmen's Club
May 30, 1997
(#97000521)
439 South Franklin Street
41°14′24″N 75°53′47″W / 41.24°N 75.896389°W / 41.24; -75.896389 (West End Wheelmen's Club)
Wilkes-Barre
35 Wilkes-Barre Silk Company Mill
Wilkes-Barre Silk Company Mill
Wilkes-Barre Silk Company Mill
November 25, 2019
(#100004666)
92 S. Empire St.
41°14′03″N 75°52′21″W / 41.2342°N 75.8726°W / 41.2342; -75.8726 (Wilkes-Barre Silk Company Mill)
Wilkes-Barre
36 Wyoming Monument
Wyoming Monument
Wyoming Monument
May 13, 2002
(#02000509)
U.S. Route 11, Wyoming Avenue and Susquehanna Street
41°18′13″N 75°50′45″W / 41.303611°N 75.845833°W / 41.303611; -75.845833 (Wyoming Monument)
Wyoming
37 Wyoming Seminary
Wyoming Seminary
Wyoming Seminary
August 6, 1979
(#79002291)
Sprague Avenue
41°15′48″N 75°53′54″W / 41.263333°N 75.898333°W / 41.263333; -75.898333 (Wyoming Seminary)
Kingston

Former listings[edit]

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location Municipality Description
1 Keller House November 13, 1976
(#76001647)
December 18, 1978 217 W. Broad St.
Hazleton Demolished.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.