Benjamin Evans House

Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States

United States historic place


Benjamin Evans House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


41°2′36″N 76°13′19″W / 41.04333°N 76.22194°W / 41.04333; -76.22194
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	c. 1855
Architectural style	Italian Villa
NRHP reference No.	83002260^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 25, 1983

Benjamin Evans House is a historic home located in Nescopeck Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1855, and is a two-story, frame dwelling in the Italian Villa style. It consists of two offset cubic structures, and sits on a stone foundation. It features a belvedere, a projecting main roof cornice, and three porches. Also on the property are a barn and coal shed built by the Works Progress Administration, the ruins of a grist mill foundation, and an abandoned road with stone arch bridge.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-03-15. Note: This includes Robert E. Lindquist (April 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Benjamin Evans House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-15.