A guide book of art, architecture, and historic interests in Pennsylvania
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A guide book of art, architecture, and historic interests in Pennsylvania
Architecture -- Pennsylvania; Art -- Pennsylvania; Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania -- Guidebooks; Pennsylvania -- History
Lackawanna Railroad Station, Lackawanna and Jefferson Avenues,
Renaissance, Indiana limestone, granite base, built 1909, architects,
Kenneth Murchison, New York, and Edward Langley; has interior finishings
of Grueby tiles; and mosaic mural panels of views along the Lackawanna
Railroad. The Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science and Art, in
Nay Aug Park, south end of Milberry Street, given by the late Dr. I. F.
Everhart, and sustained by generous endowment; Renaissance, terra-cotta,
built 1908, architects, Blackwood & Nelson; contains also the Hollister
collection of Indian curios. Much natural beauty centers about the water
supply system of the Scranton Gas and Water Company, which has over ten
miles of fine driveways, including the road to top of Mount Anonymous,
overlooking the lake; and Long Swamp Drive and roads up about Scrub Oak
Mountain.
BOOKS USED AS REFERENCE, AND CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES
American Art Annual F. N. Levy.
Annals J. F. Watson
Automobile Blue Book
Colonial Doorways A. H. Wharton
Early Pietists J. Sachse
Fairmount Park C. S. Keyser
Forges and Furnaces Colonial Dames
Guide Book to Historic Germantown C. F. Jenkins
Hikes for Boy Scouts of America Charles D. Hart
Historic Excursions J. Campbell
History of Pennsylvania Egle
Indian Trails G. P. Donehoo
List of Sites William J. Campbell
Music F. I. Brock
Our Philadelphia J. and E. R. Pennell
Pennsylvania Primer Barr Ferree
Philadelphia Sharf & Westcott
Philadelphia Firsts W. I. Rutter, Jr.
Philadelphia Streets J. Jackson
Population U. S. Census for 1920
Story of Philadelphia L. J. Rhoads
The Keystone Pennypacker
United States Baedeker
Washington’s Itinerary William S. Baker
Many County Histories and Historic Reports.
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