{"nrhp_refnum":"79002297","name":"Stroud Mansion","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Main and 9th Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Stroudsburg","county":"Monroe County","state":"PA","lat":40.98456239200004,"lon":-75.19820188399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-08-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-and-one-half-story stone house with a rear wing at 9th and Main Streets in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, built circa 1795 by town founder Jacob Stroud for his son John.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the mansion is significant for its association with the Stroud family, who founded and developed Stroudsburg, and as an excellent example of the house built by a prominent early settler. Its large scale for the period and classical detailing are also noted. The Stroud family's role in the community and county is cited as the basis for its importance.","narrative":"Built circa 1795 at 9th and Main Streets in Stroudsburg, the stone house measures 50 by 40 feet, with a 28 by 24 foot rear wing, and rises three and one-half stories under a pedimented gable roof with dentils at the boxed cornice. Jacob Stroud, who founded the town, had it constructed for his son John, who soon moved to the countryside. The house remained in the Stroud family until 1893, though it was often leased to tenants; in 1840 a store operated in it, and in 1847 Mrs. Eagles ran a boarding house there. Its scale for the period and its classical main entrance, with a fanlight over the panelled doorway, reflect the standing of the family. The mansion is regarded as an excellent example of the role the Stroud family played in the development of Stroudsburg and Monroe County. Today the basement and first floor house the Monroe County Historical Society Museum.","period_of_significance":"1795-1893","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Classical entablature with pediment and pilasters; pedimented gable roof","criteria":[],"status_note":"Houses the Monroe County Historical Society Museum on the basement and first floor, community meeting rooms on the second floor, and a rental apartment on the third floor.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.79546-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79002297.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002297/c07a479b9d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002297/c07a479b9d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jerrye &amp; Roy Klotz, MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:STROUD_MANSION,_MONROE_COUNTY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerrye &amp;amp; Roy Klotz, MD</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:STROUD_MANSION,_MONROE_COUNTY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998307","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroud_Mansion","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7624878"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/monroe-county/stroud-mansion-79002297/"}