D & H Canal Co. Office
Also known as: Roebling Inn
Why it's listed
Built ca. 1855 as a two-and-a-half story, five-bay Greek Revival house in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, the building stands on the west bank of the Delaware River. Its clapboard walls, wide frieze band, central entrance with transom and sidelights, and six-over-six windows with plain trim reflect the style. The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company is believed to have built it, and local tradition holds that it served as the company's Lackawaxen office from about 1860 until the 1890s. Thomas Ridgway, the local canal superintendent, lived there from about 1876 until his death in 1888, and he kept a tally of lumber rafts passing the Lackawaxen Dam and Delaware Aqueduct. After the canal closed in 1898, the building became a family residence and boarding house. It was converted to a bed and breakfast in 1985 with minimal interior changes, and the building is valued for its intact 19th-century plaster and clapboard fabric.
Significance in brief: The building is associated with the Delaware and Hudson Canal and its local administration, including a local superintendent who lived there. It is also regarded as one of the most impressive local examples of Greek Revival architecture in the Upper Delaware valley, retaining a high degree of original fabric.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 93000715, listed August 9, 1993. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Scenic Dr., NW side, Lackawaxen Township, Lackawaxen |
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| County | Pike County |
| Listed | August 9, 1993 |
| Reference number | 93000715 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca.1855-1898 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Transportation |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Adaptively reused as a bed and breakfast inn in 1985 without exterior alteration; all buildings are described as in well maintained condition. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 41.48359, -74.98668 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 93000715.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5253427
- This listing as JSON
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