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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.

There are 36 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Ashley Planes
January 25, 1980
(#80003562)
Off Pennsylvania Route 309
41°11′26″N 75°54′37″W / 41.190556°N 75.910278°W / 41.190556; -75.910278 (Ashley Planes)
Fairview and Hanover Townships
2 Bear Creek Village Historic District
Bear Creek Village Historic District
October 28, 1999
(#99001287)
Pennsylvania Route 115 at Bear Creek Dam
41°11′00″N 75°45′20″W / 41.183333°N 75.755556°W / 41.183333; -75.755556 (Bear Creek Village Historic District)
Bear Creek Village
3 Bittenbender Covered Bridge
Bittenbender Covered Bridge
December 1, 1980
(#80003563)
South of Huntington Mills off Legislative Route 40076
41°10′51″N 76°13′30″W / 41.180833°N 76.225°W / 41.180833; -76.225 (Bittenbender Covered Bridge)
Huntington Township
4 Bridge in City of Wilkes-Barre
Bridge in City of Wilkes-Barre
June 22, 1988
(#88000828)
Legislative Route 5 over Mill Creek
41°15′36″N 75°52′02″W / 41.26°N 75.867222°W / 41.26; -75.867222 (Bridge in City of Wilkes-Barre)
Wilkes-Barre
5 Catlin Hall, Wilkes College
Catlin Hall, Wilkes College
March 16, 1972
(#72001132)
92 South River Street
41°14′48″N 75°53′12″W / 41.246667°N 75.886667°W / 41.246667; -75.886667 (Catlin Hall, Wilkes College)
Wilkes-Barre
6 Central Railroad of New Jersey Station
Central Railroad of New Jersey Station
May 12, 1975
(#75001652)
31–35 South Baltimore Street
41°14′31″N 75°52′47″W / 41.241944°N 75.879722°W / 41.241944; -75.879722 (Central Railroad of New Jersey Station)
Wilkes-Barre
7 Comerford Theater
Comerford Theater
December 3, 1980
(#80003564)
71 Public Square
41°14′41″N 75°52′55″W / 41.244722°N 75.881944°W / 41.244722; -75.881944 (Comerford Theater)
Wilkes-Barre
8 Denison House
Denison House
December 2, 1970
(#70000550)
35 Denison Street
41°17′57″N 75°51′46″W / 41.299167°N 75.862778°W / 41.299167; -75.862778 (Denison House)
Forty Fort
9 Eckley Historic District
Eckley Historic District
October 26, 1971
(#71000710)
Both sides of Main Street through Eckley
40°59′36″N 75°51′45″W / 40.993333°N 75.8625°W / 40.993333; -75.8625 (Eckley Historic District)
Foster Township
10 Benjamin Evans House
Benjamin Evans House
August 25, 1983
(#83002260)
Off Pennsylvania Route 93 south of Nescopeck
41°02′36″N 76°13′19″W / 41.043333°N 76.221944°W / 41.043333; -76.221944 (Benjamin Evans House)
Nescopeck Township
11 Forty Fort Meetinghouse
Forty Fort Meetinghouse
November 3, 1988
(#88002373)
River Street and Wyoming Avenue
41°17′04″N 75°52′18″W / 41.284444°N 75.871667°W / 41.284444; -75.871667 (Forty Fort Meetinghouse)
Forty Fort
12 George W. Guthrie School
George W. Guthrie School
June 27, 1980
(#80003565)
643 North Washington Street
41°15′22″N 75°51′47″W / 41.256111°N 75.863056°W / 41.256111; -75.863056 (George W. Guthrie School)
Wilkes-Barre
13 Hazelton High School
Hazelton High School
April 16, 2012
(#12000222)
700 N. Wyoming St.
40°57′59″N 75°58′21″W / 40.966273°N 75.97263°W / 40.966273; -75.97263 (Hazelton High School)
Hazleton Educational Resources of Pennsylvania Multiple Property Submission
14 Hotel Altamont
Hotel Altamont
December 29, 2014
(#14001101)
145 W. Broad St.
40°57′17″N 75°58′36″W / 40.9548°N 75.9768°W / 40.9548; -75.9768 (Hotel Altamont)
Hazleton
15 Kingston Armory
Kingston Armory
December 21, 1989
(#89002084)
280 Market Street
41°15′10″N 75°53′31″W / 41.252778°N 75.891944°W / 41.252778; -75.891944 (Kingston Armory)
Kingston
16 Luzerne County Courthouse
Luzerne County Courthouse
September 4, 1980
(#80003566)
North River Street
41°15′05″N 75°52′46″W / 41.251389°N 75.879444°W / 41.251389; -75.879444 (Luzerne County Courthouse)
Wilkes-Barre
17 Luzerne County Fresh Air Camp
February 20, 2004
(#04000064)
Middle Road, approximately 0.25 miles (0.40 km) northeast of the junction of Middle Road and Pennsylvania Route 3021
41°00′44″N 75°59′44″W / 41.012222°N 75.995556°W / 41.012222; -75.995556 (Luzerne County Fresh Air Camp)
Butler Township
18 Luzerne Presbyterial Institute
Luzerne Presbyterial Institute
September 7, 1979
(#79002293)
Institute Street
41°18′39″N 75°50′29″W / 41.310833°N 75.841389°W / 41.310833; -75.841389 (Luzerne Presbyterial Institute)
Wyoming
19 Market Street Bridge
Market Street Bridge
June 22, 1988
(#88000873)
Market Street/Legislative Route 11 over the Susquehanna River
41°14′55″N 75°53′07″W / 41.248611°N 75.885278°W / 41.248611; -75.885278 (Market Street Bridge)
Kingston and Wilkes-Barre
20 Markle Banking & Trust Company Building
Markle Banking & Trust Company Building
March 28, 1996
(#96000322)
8 West Broad Street
40°57′14″N 75°58′29″W / 40.953889°N 75.974722°W / 40.953889; -75.974722 (Markle Banking & Trust Company Building)
Hazleton
21 McClintock Hall
McClintock Hall
March 16, 1972
(#72001133)
44 South River Street
41°14′52″N 75°53′05″W / 41.247778°N 75.884722°W / 41.247778; -75.884722 (McClintock Hall)
Wilkes-Barre
22 Israel Platt Pardee Mansion
Israel Platt Pardee Mansion
January 12, 1984
(#84003487)
235 North Laurel Street and 28 Aspen Street
40°57′36″N 75°58′22″W / 40.96°N 75.972778°W / 40.96; -75.972778 (Israel Platt Pardee Mansion)
Hazleton Designed by architect George Franklin Barber
23 River Street Historic District
River Street Historic District
September 10, 1985
(#85002328)
Franklin, River, West River, West Jackson, West Union, West Market, West Northampton, West South and West Ross Streets and Barnum Place
41°14′49″N 75°53′09″W / 41.246944°N 75.885833°W / 41.246944; -75.885833 (River Street Historic District)
Wilkes-Barre
24 St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex
St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex
August 22, 2002
(#02000889)
122–142 South Wyoming Street
40°56′55″N 75°58′20″W / 40.948611°N 75.972222°W / 40.948611; -75.972222 (St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish Complex)
Hazleton
25 St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building
St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building
July 30, 2003
(#03000721)
419 North Main Street
41°15′29″N 75°52′03″W / 41.258056°N 75.8675°W / 41.258056; -75.8675 (St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and School Building)
Wilkes-Barre
26 St. Stanislaus Institute
St. Stanislaus Institute
December 30, 2008
(#08001267)
141 Old Newport Street
41°11′32″N 76°01′03″W / 41.192222°N 76.0175°W / 41.192222; -76.0175 (St. Stanislaus Institute)
Newport Township
27 George W. Search House
George W. Search House
July 10, 2009
(#09000387)
56 South Main Street
41°09′03″N 76°09′03″W / 41.150833°N 76.150833°W / 41.150833; -76.150833 (George W. Search House)
Shickshinny
28 Stegmaier Brewery
Stegmaier Brewery
May 30, 1979
(#79002292)
Roughly bounded by Coal, Welles, Market, Lincoln and Baltimore Streets
41°14′32″N 75°52′36″W / 41.242222°N 75.876667°W / 41.242222; -75.876667 (Stegmaier Brewery)
Wilkes-Barre
29 Stoddartsville Historic District
Stoddartsville Historic District
November 12, 1998
(#98001373)
South side of Pennsylvania Route 115 at the Lehigh River in Stoddartsville
41°07′47″N 75°37′42″W / 41.129806°N 75.628333°W / 41.129806; -75.628333 (Stoddartsville Historic District)
Buck Township
30 Swetland Homestead
Swetland Homestead
December 13, 1978
(#78002427)
855 Wyoming Avenue
41°18′06″N 75°51′10″W / 41.301667°N 75.852778°W / 41.301667; -75.852778 (Swetland Homestead)
Wyoming
31 Weiss Hall
Weiss Hall
November 27, 1972
(#72001134)
98 South River Street
41°14′47″N 75°53′12″W / 41.246389°N 75.886667°W / 41.246389; -75.886667 (Weiss Hall)
Wilkes-Barre
32 West End Wheelmen's Club
West End Wheelmen's Club
May 30, 1997
(#97000521)
439 South Franklin Street
41°14′24″N 75°53′47″W / 41.24°N 75.896389°W / 41.24; -75.896389 (West End Wheelmen's Club)
Wilkes-Barre
33 Wyoming Monument
Wyoming Monument
May 13, 2002
(#02000509)
U.S. Route 11, Wyoming Avenue and Susquehanna Street
41°18′13″N 75°50′45″W / 41.303611°N 75.845833°W / 41.303611; -75.845833 (Wyoming Monument)
Wyoming
34 Wyoming Seminary
Wyoming Seminary
August 6, 1979
(#79002291)
Sprague Avenue
41°15′48″N 75°53′54″W / 41.263333°N 75.898333°W / 41.263333; -75.898333 (Wyoming Seminary)
Kingston
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