Bear Creek Village Historic District
The Bear Creek Village Historic District is a national historic district located in Bear Creek Village, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The district includes fifty-five contributing buildings, four contributing sites and two contributing structures in the borough of Bear Creek Village.
Bear Creek Village Historic District | |
 Former store on White Haven Road | |
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| Location | PA 115 at Bear Creek Dam, Bear Creek Village, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°11′00″N 75°45′20″W |
| Area | 222 acres (90 ha) |
| Built | 1881 |
| Architect | Raife, Phillip R.; et al. |
| Architectural style | Stick/eastlake, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001287[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 28, 1999 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[2]
History and features
Composed of fifty-five contributing buildings, four contributing sites and two contributing structures in the borough of Bear Creek Village, this historic district includes houses and workers' cottages, summer cottages, outbuildings, churches, cemeteries, a dam and lake, and the remains of 19th and early 20th century lumbering and ice industries.
Notable contributing resources include the Bear Creek Dam, Albert Lewis Residence (1895, 1922–1923), The Pines (c. 1875), Grace Chapel (1884), the Lewis Family Cemetery, former St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church (1911), store and post office (c. 1885), Bear Creek Association clubhouse (c. 1920), and former Lehigh Valley Railroad Station (c. 1895).[2]
This district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
Gallery
Front of Lewis Mansion
Lewis Mansion
References
- "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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2012. Note: This includes Robert A. Janosov and Lawrence Newman (April 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bear Creek Village Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved March 10, 2012.
