Harry Packer Mansion
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| Location | Packer Road, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°51′53″N 75°44′17″W / 40.86472°N 75.73806°WCoordinates: 40°51′53″N 75°44′17″W / 40.86472°N 75.73806°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1874 |
| Architect | Addison Hutton |
| Architectural style | Italianate, |
| NRHP Reference # | 74001766[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 20, 1974 |
The Harry Packer Mansion, is a historic home located at Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. The mansion was designed by noted architect Addison Hutton and built in 1874. It is a 2 1⁄2-story, three-bay-wide, red-brick dwelling in the Italianate style. The front facade features a verandah constructed of green Vermont sandstone and a bell tower attached to the two-story extension. It was given as a wedding gift from his father Asa Packer.[2]
The residence was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1974.[1] It is located in the Old Mauch Chunk Historic District.
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References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Sally McMurry (August 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Harry Packer Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-30.
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