Benjamin Evans House Explained

Benjamin Evans House
Location:Off Pennsylvania Route 93 south of Nescopeck, Nescopeck Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:41.0433°N -76.2219°W
Built:c. 1855
Architecture:Italian Villa
Added:August 25, 1983
Refnum:83002260

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.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-03-15. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H050960_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Benjamin Evans House]. 2012-03-15. Robert E. Lindquist. PDF. April 1983.