Frank D. Yuengling Mansion | |
Coordinates: | 40.6786°N -76.2083°W |
Built: | 1913 |
Architect: | Harry Maurer |
Architecture: | Tudor-Jacobean |
Added: | April 18, 1979 |
Refnum: | 79002342 |
Frank D. Yuengling Mansion is a historic home located in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1913, and is a large three-story dwelling in the Tudor-Jacobean style. It is constructed of brick, stucco, and half-timbering and contains 20-plus rooms. It features side and rear porches, a front portico, stone facing, and many gables, overhanging balconies, and brick chimneys. Also located on the property are a contributing Jacobean style garage, formal garden with decorative statuary and sundial, and sunken garden with gazebo. The house was the first house to have a telephone and electricity in at Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It was built by Frank D. Yuengling of the Yuengling brewery, grandson of David Yuengling. The house is used as a cultural center and education facility, managed by the Schuylkill County Council For The Arts.[1]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.