{"nrhp_refnum":"72001126","name":"Tripp Family Homestead","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1101 N. Main Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Scranton","county":"Lackawanna County","state":"PA","lat":41.426685203000034,"lon":-75.66957678299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-06-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and a half story L-shaped frame house in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, known as the Tripp House or Tripp Homestead. The form says it was built c. 1812 by Issac Tripp III.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its association with four generations of the Tripp family, descendants of the first white settler of Scranton, who played a role in the city's early political and business life. It is also described as the oldest structure standing in Scranton and as employing many Federal features in its original construction.","narrative":"The Tripp House is a two and a half story frame house in Scranton, Pennsylvania, begun around 1812 by Issac Tripp III, grandson of the first settler in the Scranton area. Tradition holds that two master carpenters from Rhode Island built it. Its L-shaped plan had five bays on each wing, a Palladian window on the second story, and a double door with a transom in the middle of each wing. Major additions came in 1880 and 1890, including a porch along the front and side wings, and the interior retains a large central hall with a walnut staircase and Italian marble mantels. The house is significant for its association with four generations of the Tripp family, who were prominent in the early political and business life of Scranton. Colonel Ira Tripp, a state legislator and coal mine operator, was one of the organizers of the Republican Party in the area. The nomination regards it as the oldest surviving building in Scranton, notable for its early Federal design features.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Fair condition; altered; at original site. The building is stated to be under condemnation proceedings by the Scranton Redevelopment Authority.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.957337-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/72001126.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001126/cadb93aac6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001126/cadb93aac6-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tripp_House_side_Scranton_PA.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tripp_House_side_Scranton_PA.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998103","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripp_Family_Homestead","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7843714"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lackawanna-county/tripp-family-homestead-72001126/"}