The Bear Creek Village Historic District is a national

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

located in Bear Creek Village,

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Luzerne County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is Northeastern Pennsylvania's second-largest county by total area. As of ...

. The district includes fifty-five contributing buildings, four contributing sites and two contributing structures in the borough of Bear Creek Village. It was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1999. ''Note:'' This includes

History and features

Composed of fifty-five contributing buildings, four contributing sites and two contributing structures in the borough of Bear Creek Village, this historic district includes houses and workers' cottages, summer cottages, outbuildings, churches, cemeteries, a dam and lake, and the remains of 19th and early 20th century lumbering and ice industries. Notable contributing resources include the Bear Creek Dam, Albert Lewis Residence (1895, 1922-1923), The Pines (c. 1875), Grace Chapel (1884), the Lewis Family Cemetery, former St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church (1911), store and post office (c. 1885), Bear Creek Association clubhouse (c. 1920), and former Lehigh Valley Railroad Station (c. 1895). ''Note:'' This includes This district was added to the

in 1999.

Gallery

Bischwind BnB Buck TWP LuzCo PA 2.jpg, Front of Lewis Mansion Bischwind BnB Buck TWP LuzCo PA 1.jpg, Lewis Mansion

References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Historic districts in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania