Honesdale Residential Historic District Explained

Honesdale Residential Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Lackawaxen R., Dyberry Cr. and Dyberry Cemetery, Overlook and 18th Sts., Honesdale, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:41.5808°N -75.2597°W
Architect:Kreitner, William & Frederick; Beers, Elias T., et al.
Architecture:Queen Anne, Italianate
Added:February 6, 1998
Refnum:97001670

The Honesdale Residential Historic District, is a national historic district which is located in Honesdale, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

History and architectural features

This district includes 289 contributing buildings and five contributing sites that are situated in a predominantly residential neighborhood of Honesdale. The residences were built between 1830 and 1940, in a variety of popular architectural styles including Greek Revival, Italianate, Bungalow/American Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Second Empire, Queen Anne. The larger homes are typically -story, wood-frame dwellings with hipped and gable roofs.

The district also includes some former factories, such as the Irving Cut Glass Co. and Honesdale Show Company, as well as a former armory. The contributing sites consist of four cemeteries and Riverside Park.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. June 10, 2012. July 21, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H097430_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Honesdale Residential Historic District]. 2012-06-10. Donald Jengo. Charles Devereaux. Fran Devereaux. PDF. October 1997.