River Street Historic District (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)


River Street Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Roth Residence Hall

Location	Franklin, River, W. River, W. Jackson, W. Union, W. Market, W. Northampton, W. South and W. Ross Sts. & Barnum Pl., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°14′49″N 75°53′09″W / 41.24694°N 75.88583°W / 41.24694; -75.88583Coordinates: 41°14′49″N 75°53′09″W / 41.24694°N 75.88583°W / 41.24694; -75.88583
Area	191 acres (77 ha)
Built	1860
Architectural style	Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Beaux Arts, Gothic
NRHP Reference #	85002328^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 10, 1985

River Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 215 contributing buildings in Wilkes-Barre. The buildings were built between 1860 and 1930, and include notable examples of the Beaux Arts and Gothic Revival styles. Many of the contributing dwellings incorporate Wyoming Bluestone into the foundations and dressings. Notable buildings include the S.L. Brown Home (1840s, 1886), George Bedford House (1875), former Presbyterian Church now Osterhout Library (1843-1852), "new" Presbyterian Church (1889), St. Stephen's Episcopal Pro-Cathedral (1897), Penn Bank Building (1911), First Eastern Building (1907), and Y.M.C.A. (1930).^[2]

First Presbyterian Church

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "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 Michael Lewis, Michael Connor, V. Joseph Sgromo, Burt Logan, and William Hastie (December 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: River Street Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-19.

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