National Register of Historic Places

Lacawac

Ledgedale, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
Listed
August 8, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79002367

About this property

Lacawac is a historic estate located in Paupack Township and Salem Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Built in 1903 as a summer estate for Congressman William Connell (1827–1909), the buildings of this historic property were designed in the Adirondack Great Camp style. Six of the eight original structures remain, including the main house, a barn, a spring house, a pump house, the Coachman's Cabin, and an ice house. The main house is a 2+1⁄2-story frame dwelling with a cross gable roof. It features two-story porches and an interior paneled in southern yellow pine. After Connell's death in 1909, the estate was purchased by Louis Arthur Watres for use as a summer home. In 1966, the property was deeded to a non-profit organization and subsequently used as a nature preserve, ecological field research station and public environmental education facility. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Lake Lacawac was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1968.

Location

Ledgedale, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
41.37937, -75.29236

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Sources

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When was Lacawac listed on the National Register?

Lacawac was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 8, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Lacawac?

Lacawac is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Lacawac?

The period of significance for Lacawac is recorded as the industrial era.

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