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 | |
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Interactive map showing the location of Israel Platt Pardee Mansion | |
| Location | 235 N. Laurel St. and 28 Aspen St., Hazleton, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°57′36″N 75°58′22″W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1893 |
| Architect | Barber, George W. |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003487[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 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]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
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 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.
