Asa Packer Mansion

Asa Packer Mansion
Asa Packer Mansion, September 2004
Asa Packer Mansion is located in Pennsylvania
Asa Packer Mansion
Asa Packer Mansion is located in the United States
Asa Packer Mansion
LocationPacker Hill Ave.,
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°51′52″N 75°44′18″W / 40.86444°N 75.73833°W / 40.86444; -75.73833
Arealess than one acre
Built1861 (1861)
ArchitectSamuel Sloan
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.74001765
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 1974[2]
Designated NHLFebruary 4, 1985[3]
Designated PHMCMay 14, 1971[1]

The Asa Packer Mansion is a historic house museum on Packer Road in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, United States. Completed in 1861, it was the home of Asa Packer (1805–1879), a coal and railroad magnate, philanthropist, and founder of Lehigh University. Asa Packer was also a major contributor in the Lehigh Valley Railroad system. The mansion is one of the best preserved Italianate Villa homes in the United States, with original Victorian furnishings and finishes. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985.[3]

  1. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Asa Packer Mansion". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved February 8, 2008.