Denison House (Forty Fort, Pennsylvania)
Denison House, also known as the Colonel Nathan Denison House, is a historic home located at Forty Fort, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1790, and is a 2 1/2-story, frame building with a central chimney in the New England style. A rear addition and full-width front porch were added in the mid-19th century.[3] The house has since been restored to its appearance in the 1790s.[4]
Denison House | |
Denison House, HABS photo, December 1934 | |
Location | 35 Denison St., Forty Fort, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 41°17′57″N 75°51′46″W |
Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
Built | c. 1790 |
Architectural style | New England central chimney |
NRHP reference No. | 70000550[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 2, 1970 |
Designated PHMC | May 23, 1972[2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]
Col. Nathan Denison was a Revolutionary Officer and a Luzerne County Judge. The Denison House features a table on which the Articles of Capitulation were signed, surrendering Forty Fort to the British and ending the Battle of Wyoming.[5]
The property is owned and maintained by the Luzerne County Historical Society. It is open for guided tours in the summer.
- Nathan Denison House, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania (in 2017)
- Inside the Nathan Denison House
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Ronald Andrews (July 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Denison House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- CVI. "Denison House". www.luzernehistory.org. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
- "Historic Nathan Denison House in Forty Fort opens for summer tours". Times Leader. 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-25, "Denison House, Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort, Luzerne County, PA", 5 photos, 7 measured drawings, 3 data pages