Stroud Mansion is an historic, American home that is located in

Stroudsburg Stroudsburg is a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It lies within the Poconos region, approximately five miles (8 km) from the Delaware Water Gap at the confluence of the Brodhead, McMichaels and Pocono Creeks in Northeastern Pennsyl ...

Monroe County, Pennsylvania Monroe County is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 168,327. Its coun ...

. 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 1979.

History and architectural features

Built circa 1795, this historic structure is a -story building with a pedimented gable roof and a -story rear wing. The main section measures fifty feet by forty feet, with the rear wing measuring twenty-eight feet by twenty-four feet, four inches. Built by Stroudsburg's founder Jacob Stroud for his son, John Stroud, it remained in the Stroud family until 1893, although it was leased for a time for use as a store and as a boarding house. It now houses the Monroe County Historical Association. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

in 1979.

References

External links

Monroe County Historical Society website
{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania History museums in Pennsylvania Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1795 Houses in Monroe County, Pennsylvania Museums in Monroe County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, Pennsylvania