Stroud Mansion

Stroud Mansion
Stroud Mansion is located in Pennsylvania
Stroud Mansion
Stroud Mansion is located in the United States
Stroud Mansion
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LocationMain and 9th Sts., Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°59′4″N 75°11′55″W / 40.98444°N 75.19861°W / 40.98444; -75.19861
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built1795
NRHP reference No.79002297[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 1, 1979

Stroud Mansion is an historic house located in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

History and architectural features

Built circa 1795, this historic structure is a 3+1⁄2-story building with a pedimented gable roof and a 2+1⁄2-story rear wing. The main section measures fifty feet by forty feet, with the rear wing measuring twenty-eight feet by twenty-four feet, four inches.

Built by Stroudsburg's founder Jacob Stroud for his son, John Stroud, it remained in the Stroud family until 1893, although it was leased for a time for use as a store and as a boarding house. It now houses the Monroe County Historical Association.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Florence E. Scholla and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Stroud Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-24.