Benjamin Evans House


Benjamin Evans House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Off Pennsylvania Route 93 south of Nescopeck, Nescopeck Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°2′36″N 76°13′19″W / 41.04333°N 76.22194°W / 41.04333; -76.22194Coordinates: 41°2′36″N 76°13′19″W / 41.04333°N 76.22194°W / 41.04333; -76.22194
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	c. 1855
Architectural style	Italian Villa
NRHP Reference #	83002260^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 25, 1983

Benjamin Evans House is a historic home located in Nescopeck Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1855, and is a two-story, frame dwelling in the Italian Villa style. It consists of two offset cubic structures, and sits on a stone foundation. It features a belvedere, a projecting main roof cornice, and three porches. Also on the property are a barn and coal shed built by the Works Progress Administration, the ruins of a grist mill foundation, and an abandoned road with stone arch bridge.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Robert E. Lindquist (April 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Benjamin Evans House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-15.

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