Israel Platt Pardee Mansion

The Israel Platt Pardee Mansion is an historic home which is located in Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Israel Platt Pardee Mansion
Main house in 2013
Israel Platt Pardee Mansion is located in Pennsylvania
Israel Platt Pardee Mansion
Israel Platt Pardee Mansion is located in the United States
Israel Platt Pardee Mansion
Interactive map showing the location of Israel Platt Pardee Mansion
Location235 N. Laurel St. and 28 Aspen St., Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°57′36″N 75°58′22″W
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1893
ArchitectBarber, George W.
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.84003487[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 1984

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

History and architectural features

Designed by architect George Franklin Barber, this historic structure was built in 1893. It is a large, three-story, nineteen-room, clapboarded, Victorian dwelling that was created in the Queen Anne style. It measures approximately fifty feet wide, seventy-five feet deep, and fifty feet tall, and features a huge, tin-roofed wraparound porch and a turret. Also located on the property is a contributing carriage house.[2]

The house was built by Israel Platt Pardee (1852 - 1934), son of Ario Pardee (1810 - 1892) founder of Hazleton.[2]

Carriage House

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-03-14. Note: This includes Gordon T. Muckler (August 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Israel Platt Pardee Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-13.
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