Denison House, also known as the Colonel Nathan Denison House, is a historic home located at

Forty Fort Forty Fort was a stronghold built by settlers from Westmoreland County, Connecticut, on the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. During the American Revolutionary War, both Connecticut and Pennsylvania claimed this territory, as ...

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 ...

. It was built about 1790, and is a -story, frame building with a central chimney in the New England style. A rear addition and full-width front porch were added in the mid-19th century. ''Note:'' This includes The house has since been restored to its appearance in the 1790s. 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 ...

in 1970. Col. Nathan Denison was a Revolutionary Officer and a Luzerne County Judge. The Denison House features a table on which the Articles of Capitulation were signed, surrendering Forty Fort to the British and ending the

Battle of Wyoming The Battle of Wyoming, also known as the Wyoming Massacre, was a military engagement during the American Revolutionary War between Patriot militiamen and a mixed force of Loyalist soldiers and Iroquois raiders. The clash took place in the Wyom ...

. The property is owned and maintained by the

Luzerne County Historical Society The Luzerne County Historical Society is one of the oldest continually operating local historical societies in America. It was founded on February 11, 1858, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the first successful burning of anthracite coa ...

. It is open for guided tours in the summer. Nathan Denison House, Forty Fory Pa.jpg, Nathan Denison House, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania (in 2017) Nathan Denison House Office.jpg, Inside the Nathan Denison House

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* {{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Historic American Buildings Survey in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1790 Houses in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania