Denison House (Forty Fort, Pennsylvania)

Denison House
Denison House, HABS photo, December 1934
Denison House (Forty Fort, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Denison House (Forty Fort, Pennsylvania)
Denison House (Forty Fort, Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
Denison House (Forty Fort, Pennsylvania)
Location35 Denison St.,
Forty Fort, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°17′57″N 75°51′46″W / 41.29917°N 75.86278°W / 41.29917; -75.86278
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Builtc. 1790
Architectural styleNew England central chimney
NRHP reference No.70000550[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 1970
Designated PHMCMay 23, 1972[2]

Denison House, also known as the Colonel Nathan Denison House, is a historic home located at Forty Fort, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1790, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, frame building with a central chimney in the New England style. A rear addition and full-width front porch were added in the mid-19th century.[3] The house has since been restored to its appearance in the 1790s.[4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]

Col. Nathan Denison was a Revolutionary Officer and a Luzerne County Judge. The Denison House features a table on which the Articles of Capitulation were signed, surrendering Forty Fort to the British and ending the Battle of Wyoming.[5]

The property is owned and maintained by the Luzerne County Historical Society. It is open for guided tours in the summer.

  • Nathan Denison House, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania (in 2017)
    Nathan Denison House, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania (in 2017)
  • Inside the Nathan Denison House
    Inside the Nathan Denison House

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  3. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2012-03-14. Note: This includes Ronald Andrews (July 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Denison House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  4. ^ CVI. "Denison House". www.luzernehistory.org. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  5. ^ "Historic Nathan Denison House in Forty Fort opens for summer tours". Times Leader. 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2018-07-10.