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PENNSYLVANIA - Luzerne County - Historic Districts

Bear Creek Village Historic District (added 1999 - Luzerne County - #99001287) PA 115 at Bear C reek Dam , Bear Creek Village (2220 acres, 55 buildings, 2 structures) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person Architect, builder, or engineer: Raife, Phillip R., et.al. Architectural Style: Stick/Eastlake, Colonial Revival Historic Person: Lewis, Albert Significant Year: 1881, 1884, 1922 Area of Significance: Industry, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, Clubhouse, Department Store, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Landscape, Religion, Social Current Sub-function: Cemetery, Clubhouse, Post Office, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Unoccupied Land Eckley Historic District (added 1971 - Luzerne County - #71000710) Also known as Town of Eckley;Pennsylvania Anthracite Museum,Eckley Village Both sides of Main St. through town of Eckley , Eckley (732 acres, 53 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Sharpe,Weiss & Co. Architectural Style: Gothic Area of Significance: Architecture, Industry Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: State Historic Function: Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Extractive Facility, Institutional Housing Current Function: Domestic, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Museum, Single Dwelling River Street Historic District (added 1985 - Luzerne County - #85002328) Franklin, River, W. River, W. Jackson, W. Union, W. Market, W. Northampton, W. South and W. Ross Sts. & Barnum Pl. , Wilkes-Barre (1910 acres, 215 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Beaux Arts, Gothic, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods) Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Local , State , Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion Current Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Stoddartsville Historic District (added 1998 - Luzerne County - #98001373) S side of PA 115 at Lehigh R. , Buck Township (1800 acres, 36 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event, Information Potential Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Federal, Georgian Area of Significance: Engineering, Architecture, Commerce, Transportation Cultural Affiliation: Euro-american Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Business, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Landscape Current Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Natural Feature, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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