Grand Army of the Republic Building (Scranton, Pennsylvania)

Grand Army of the Republic Building is a historic Grand Army of the Republic building located at Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1886, and is a red brick and granite building in the Romanesque Revival-style. It consists of two sections: a three-story with full basement section measuring 40 feet by 60 feet, and a 40 feet by 34 feet section with four stories and a full basement. It features a porch with red granite columns, a carved brick archway, an ornate carved brick cornice, cast stone arches, and corner turret with round cupola and finial rising to a height of 90 feet. It originally housed a hotel and Masonic Temple, but was purchased by the Grand Army of the Republic in 1901.[2]

Grand Army of the Republic Building
Grand Army of the Republic Building, November 2009
Location303 Linden St., Scranton, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°24′39″N 75°39′55″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1886
ArchitectDuckworth, John
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.84003416[1]
Added to NRHPMay 17, 1984

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

  • Carved brick doorway

References
  1. "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 David C. Leung (December 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Grand Army of the Republic Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-02.


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