Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Yard-Dickson Manufacturing Co. Site


Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Yard-Dickson Manufacturing Co. Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Yard, 1989
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Location	Roughly bounded by Cliff St., Lackawanna Ave., Mattes Ave., River St. & the Lackawanna R., Scranton, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°24′23″N 75°40′09″W / 41.40639°N 75.66917°W / 41.40639; -75.66917Coordinates: 41°24′23″N 75°40′09″W / 41.40639°N 75.66917°W / 41.40639; -75.66917
Area	78 acres (32 ha)
Architect	Niles, Frank J.
Architectural style	Other, Utilitarian
NRHP Reference #	90001739^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 21, 1990

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Yard-Dickson Manufacturing Co. Site is a national historic district located in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses the Steamtown National Historic Site and Scranton Army Ammunition Plant and includes 16 contributing buildings, four contributing sites, and five contributing structures. The yard includes buildings and structures related to the yard's expansion in 1899-1939, and its usage as steam locomotive maintenance complex. The Dickson Manufacturing Company built steam locomotives, and the site of its works are included in this district.

Notable buildings at the Steamtown National Historic Site include the following:

Gas House (1909)
Office and Storage Building (1909)
Green Sands Storage Bin and Dryer (1917)
Oil House (1912)
Maintenance Shop (1865–1949)
Roundhouse Office and Storeroom (1902)
Roundhouse remnants (1902, 1937)
Mattes Street Signal Tower (1908) and Warehouse (1876, 1901, 1926).

Notable buildings at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant include the following:

Pattern Shop/Office Building (1907–1909)
Foundry/Forge Shop (1907–1909)
Blacksmith Shop/Heat Treat Building (1907–1909)
Machine and Erecting Shop/Production Shop (1907–1909).^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Berle Clemensen (April 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Yard-Dickson Manufacturing Co. Site: Part 1" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-04. and Berle Clemensen (April 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Yard-Dickson Manufacturing Co. Site: Part 2" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-04.

External links

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-132, "Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards", 29 photos, 3 measured drawings, 82 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
HAER No. PA-132-A, "Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Bridge 60", 9 photos, 3 measured drawings, 11 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HAER No. PA-132-B, "Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Switch Shanty", 1 photo, 1 measured drawing, 11 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HAER No. PA-132-C, "Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Track Scales", 5 photos, 1 measured drawing, 16 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HAER No. PA-132-D, "Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Coal Trestle", 6 photos, 1 measured drawing, 13 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HAER No. PA-132-E, "Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Oil House", 7 photos, 2 measured drawings, 10 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HAER No. PA-132-F, "Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Scrap Platform", 7 photos, 1 measured drawing, 13 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HAER No. PA-132-G, "Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Gas House", 10 photos, 3 measured drawings, 19 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HAER No. PA-132-H, "Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Washington Avenue Bridge", 6 photos, 1 measured drawing, 12 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HAER No. PA-132-I, "Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Mattes Street Signal Tower", 7 photos, 2 measured drawings, 19 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HAER No. PA-132-J, "Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Cedar Avenue Bridge", 8 photos, 1 measured drawing, 9 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HAER No. PA-132-K, "Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Roundhouse", 4 photos, 1 photo caption page
HAER No. PA-76, "Scranton Army Ammunition Plant", 61 data pages

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