Harry Packer Mansion
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Location | Packer Road, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°51′53″N 75°44′17″W / 40.86472°N 75.73806°WCoordinates: 40°51′53″N 75°44′17″W / 40.86472°N 75.73806°W |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Built | 1874 |
Architect | Addison Hutton |
Architectural style | Italianate, |
NRHP reference # | 74001766 |
Added to NRHP | November 20, 1974 |
The Harry Packer Mansion, is a historic home located at Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. The mansion was designed by architect Addison Hutton and built in 1874. It is a 2 1⁄2-story, three-bay-wide, red-brick dwelling in the Italianate style. The front facade features a verandah constructed of green Vermont sandstone and a bell tower attached to the two-story extension. It was given as a wedding gift from his father Asa Packer.
The residence was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1974. It is located in the Old Mauch Chunk Historic District.