Bear Creek Village Historic District

The Bear Creek Village Historic District is a national historic district located in Bear Creek Village, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The district includes fifty-five contributing buildings, four contributing sites and two contributing structures in the borough of Bear Creek Village.

Bear Creek Village Historic District
Former store on White Haven Road
Bear Creek Village Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Bear Creek Village Historic District
Bear Creek Village Historic District is located in the United States
Bear Creek Village Historic District
LocationPA 115 at Bear Creek Dam, Bear Creek Village, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°11′00″N 75°45′20″W / 41.18333°N 75.75556°W / 41.18333; -75.75556
Area222 acres (90 ha)
Built1881
ArchitectRaife, Phillip R.; et al.
Architectural styleStick/eastlake, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.99001287[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 28, 1999

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[2]

History and features

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Composed of fifty-five contributing buildings, four contributing sites and two contributing structures in the borough of Bear Creek Village, this historic district includes houses and workers' cottages, summer cottages, outbuildings, churches, cemeteries, a dam and lake, and the remains of 19th and early 20th century lumbering and ice industries.

Notable contributing resources include the Bear Creek Dam, Albert Lewis Residence (1895, 1922–1923), The Pines (c. 1875), Grace Chapel (1884), the Lewis Family Cemetery, former St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church (1911), store and post office (c. 1885), Bear Creek Association clubhouse (c. 1920), and former Lehigh Valley Railroad Station (c. 1895).[2]

This district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2012. Note: This includes Robert A. Janosov and Lawrence Newman (April 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bear Creek Village Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved March 10, 2012.