NRHP Reference # 85002328 Year built 1860 | Area 77 ha Added to NRHP 10 September 1985 | |
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Location Franklin, River, W. River, W. Jackson, W. Union, W. Market, W. Northampton, W. South and W. Ross Sts. & Barnum Pl., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Architectural style Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Beaux Arts, Gothic | ||
River Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 215 contributing buildings in Wilkes-Barre. The buildings were built between 1860 and 1930, and include notable examples of the Beaux Arts and Gothic Revival styles. Many of the contributing dwellings incorporate Wyoming Bluestone into the foundations and dressings. Notable buildings include the S.L. Brown Home (1840s, 1886), George Bedford House (1875), former Presbyterian Church now Osterhout Library (1843-1852), "new" Presbyterian Church (1889), St. Stephen's Episcopal Pro-Cathedral (1897), Penn Bank Building (1911), First Eastern Building (1907), and Y.M.C.A. (1930).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.