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Coordinates: 41°186N 75°5110W / 41.30167°N 75.85278°W / 41.30167; -75.85278
 

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Swetland Homestead

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Swetland Homestead, HABS photo, December 1934
Swetland Homestead is located in Pennsylvania
Swetland Homestead

Swetland Homestead is located in the United States
Swetland Homestead

Location885 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°18′6N 75°51′10W / 41.30167°N 75.85278°W / 41.30167; -75.85278
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1797, 1803, 1809, 1813, 1850
NRHP reference No.78002427[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 13, 1978

The Swetland Homestead is an historic, American home that is located in Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

History and architectural features[edit]

The original section of this historic residence was built in 1797; it was subsequently expanded between 1803 and 1813. It is a 2+12-story, L-shaped frame structure measuring 54 feet 3 inches (16.54 m) by 88 feet 4 inches (26.92 m). A four-columned portico was added in 1850.[2]

The Swetland Homestead is now a historic house museum that is open by appointment with the Luzerne County Historical Society.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Siener, William A. (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Swetland Homestead" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  • External links[edit]

    Media related to Swetland Homestead at Wikimedia Commons


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