Frank D. Yuengling Mansion
Frank D. Yuengling Mansion, November 2008
Frank D. Yuengling Mansion is located in Pennsylvania
Frank D. Yuengling Mansion
Frank D. Yuengling Mansion is located in the United States
Frank D. Yuengling Mansion
Location1440 Mahantongo St.,
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°40′43″N 76°12′30″W / 40.67861°N 76.20833°W / 40.67861; -76.20833
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built1913
ArchitectHarry Maurer
Architectural styleTudor-Jacobean
NRHP reference No.79002342[1]
Added to NRHPApril 18, 1979

Frank D. Yuengling Mansion is a historic home located in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1913, and is a large three-story dwelling in the Tudor-Jacobean style. It is constructed of brick, stucco, and half-timbering and contains 20-plus rooms. It features side and rear porches, a front portico, stone facing, and many gables, overhanging balconies, and brick chimneys. Also located on the property are a contributing Jacobean style garage, formal garden with decorative statuary and sundial, and sunken garden with gazebo. The house was the first house to have a telephone and electricity in at Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It was built by Frank D. Yuengling of the Yuengling brewery, grandson of David Yuengling. The house is used as a cultural center and education facility, managed by the Schuylkill County Council For The Arts.[2]

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

References

  1. 1 2 "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 Michael J. O'Malley (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Frank D. Yuengling Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-02.

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The Frank D. Yuengling mansion in Pottsville as photographed by Sheldon Dick in 1938 for the U.S. Farm Security Administration (U.S. Library of Congress, public domain).
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