Swetland Homestead

	Swetland Homestead
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Swetland Homestead, HABS photo, December 1934
Location	885 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°18′6″N 75°51′10″W / 41.30167°N 75.85278°W
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1797, 1803, 1809, 1813, 1850
NRHP reference No.	78002427
Added to NRHP	December 13, 1978

The Swetland Homestead is an historic, American home that is located in Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

History and architectural features

The original section of this historic residence was built in 1797; it was subsequently expanded between 1803 and 1813. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, L-shaped frame structure measuring 54 feet 3 inches (16.54 m) by 88 feet 4 inches (26.92 m). A four-columned portico was added in 1850.^[2]

The Swetland Homestead is now a historic house museum that is open by appointment with the Luzerne County Historical Society.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Siener, William A. (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Swetland Homestead" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-15.

External links

Media related to Swetland Homestead at Wikimedia Commons

Swetland Homestead - Luzerne County Historical Society
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-23, "Swetland House, 885 Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming, Luzerne County, PA", 6 photos, 8 measured drawings, 3 data pages, supplemental material

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-2] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Siener, William A. (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Swetland Homestead" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-15.

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