Schoonover Mountain House
Schoonover Mountain House
Schoonover Mountain House is located in Pennsylvania
Schoonover Mountain House
Schoonover Mountain House is located in the United States
Schoonover Mountain House
LocationSouth of Bushkill, Middle Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°4′44″N 75°0′48″W / 41.07889°N 75.01333°W / 41.07889; -75.01333
Area2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Builtc. 1850-1860
NRHP reference No.79000245[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 21, 1979

The Schoonover Mountain House, also known as the Schoonover Farm, is an historic, American home that is located in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area at Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

History and architectural features

The original section of this historic house was built roughly between 1850 and 1860, and was enlarged at least three times by 1900. It is a large, rambling, two-story, L-shaped, frame banked dwelling. It is five bays wide, has a slate covered gable roof, and features a one-story wraparound porch.

It was owned by the locally prominent Schoonover family, and was operated during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries as a vacation and boarding house.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Wayne K. Bodle (April 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Schoonover Mountain House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-24.
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