Swetland Homestead

Swetland Homestead

Swetland Homestead, HABS photo, December 1934
Location 855 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°18′6″N 75°51′10″W / 41.30167°N 75.85278°W / 41.30167; -75.85278Coordinates: 41°18′6″N 75°51′10″W / 41.30167°N 75.85278°W / 41.30167; -75.85278
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built 1797, 1803, 1809, 1813, 1850
NRHP Reference # 78002427[1]
Added to NRHP December 13, 1978

Swetland Homestead is a historic home located at Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The original section was built in 1797, and subsequently expanded between 1803 and 1813. It is a  2 1⁄2-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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "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.


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