Frank D. Yuengling Mansion Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-06-02. 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|H000926_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Frank D. Yuengling Mansion]. 2012-06-02. Michael J. O'Malley. PDF. October 1978.