Lacawac
Lacawac is located in Pennsylvania
Lacawac
Lacawac is located in the United States
Lacawac
LocationLake Ariel, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates41°22′43″N 75°17′40″W / 41.37861°N 75.29444°W / 41.37861; -75.29444
Area461.6 acres (186.8 ha)
Built1903
Built byKriegers, Stermers & Martin
Architectural styleRustic
NRHP reference No.79002367[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 1979

Lacawac is a historic estate located in Paupack Township and Salem Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

History and architectural features

Built in 1903 as a summer estate for Congressman William Connell (1827-1909), the buildings of this historic property were designed in the Adirondack Great Camp style. Six of the eight original structures remain, including the main house, a barn, a spring house, a pump house, the Coachman's Cabin, and an ice house.

The main house is a 2+1⁄2-story frame dwelling with a cross gable roof. It features two-story porches and an interior paneled in southern yellow pine.

After Connell's death in 1909, the estate was purchased by Louis Arthur Watres[2] for use as a summer home.[3]

In 1966, the property was deeded to a non-profit organization and subsequently used as a nature preserve, ecological field research station and public environmental education facility.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] Lake Lacawac was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1968.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Wayne County Historical Society". www.waynehistorypa.org. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. ↑ Lewis, William P. (April 1983). "The Life and Works of Col. L.A. Watres" (PDF). The Lackawanna Historical Society Bulleting. 16 (2). Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-06-10. Note: This includes Robert Kobler (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lacawac" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  5. ↑ "National Natural Landmarks - National Natural Landmarks (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-16. Year designated: 1968
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