Denison House (Forty Fort, Pennsylvania)

{{short description|Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Denison House

| nrhp_type =

| image = Denison House, Forty Fort.jpg

| caption = Denison House, HABS photo, December 1934

| location = 35 Denison St.,
Forty Fort, Pennsylvania

| coordinates = {{coord|41|17|57|N|75|51|46|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Pennsylvania#USA

| built = c. 1790

| architecture = New England central chimney

| added = December 2, 1970

| area = {{convert|6|acre}}

| refnum = 70000550{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

| designated_other1_name = Pennsylvania state historical marker

| designated_other1_abbr = PHMC

| designated_other1_date = May 23, 1972{{cite web | title =PHMC Historical Markers | work =Historical Marker Database | publisher =Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission | url =http://search.pahistoricalmarkers.com/ | accessdate =December 20, 2013 | archive-url =https://archive.today/20131207041235/http://search.pahistoricalmarkers.com/ | archive-date =December 7, 2013 | url-status =dead }}

| designated_other1_link = List of Pennsylvania state historical markers

| designated_other1_color = navy

| designated_other1_textcolor = #ffc94b

}}

Denison House, also known as the Colonel Nathan Denison House, is a historic home located at Forty Fort, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1790, and is a {{frac|2|1|2}}-story, frame building with a central chimney in the New England style. A rear addition and full-width front porch were added in the mid-19th century.{{cite web| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| title = National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania| publisher = CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System| format = Searchable database| access-date = 2012-03-14| archive-date = 2005-09-14| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050914194407/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| url-status = dead}} Note: This includes {{cite web| url = {{NRHP-PA|H000739_01H.pdf}}| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Denison House| accessdate = 2012-03-13| author = Ronald Andrews| format = PDF| date = July 1970}} The house has since been restored to its appearance in the 1790s.{{Cite web|url=http://www.luzernehistory.org/museums-historical-sites/denison-house|title=Denison House|last=CVI|website=www.luzernehistory.org|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-07-10}}

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

Col. Nathan Denison was a Revolutionary Officer and a Luzerne County Judge. The Denison House features a table on which the Articles of Capitulation were signed, surrendering Forty Fort to the British and ending the Battle of Wyoming.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesleader.com/news/local/660656/historic-nathan-denison-house-in-forty-fort-opens-for-summer-tours|title=Historic Nathan Denison House in Forty Fort opens for summer tours|date=2017-05-29|website=Times Leader|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-10}}

The property is owned and maintained by the Luzerne County Historical Society. It is open for guided tours in the summer.

Nathan Denison House, Forty Fory Pa.jpg|Nathan Denison House, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania (in 2017)

Nathan Denison House Office.jpg|Inside the Nathan Denison House