Harry Packer Mansion
{{short description|Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Harry Packer Mansion
| nrhp_type =
| image = HarryPackerMansion.jpg
| caption =
| location = Packer Road, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
| coordinates = {{coord|40|51|53|N|75|44|17|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Pennsylvania#USA
| built = 1874
| architecture = Italianate,
| architect = Addison Hutton
| added = November 20, 1974
| area = {{convert|5|acre}}
| refnum = 74001766{{NRISref|2009a}}
| nrhp_type2 = cp
| designated_nrhp_type2 = November 10, 1977
| partof = Old Mauch Chunk Historic District
| partof_refnum = 77001134
}}
The Harry Packer Mansion, is a historic home which is located in Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Located in the Old Mauch Chunk Historic District, this residence was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1974.
History and architectural features
The mansion was designed by architect Addison Hutton, and was built in 1874. It is a {{frac|2|1|2}}-story, three-bay-wide, red-brick dwelling, which was designed in the Italianate style. The front facade features a verandah constructed of green Vermont sandstone and a bell tower that is attached to the two-story extension. It was given as a wedding gift to Harry Packer (Industrialist) from his father Asa Packer.{{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 = 2012-10-30| archive-date = 2007-07-21| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| url-status = dead}} Note: This includes {{cite web| url = {{NRHP-PA|H001310_01H.pdf}}| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Harry Packer Mansion| accessdate = 2012-10-30| author = Sally McMurry| format = PDF| date= August 1974}}
In popular culture
The mansion appeared in the season five episode of Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman, "Ruffman Manor is Haunted," and was used as the setting for Ruffman Manor.
The exterior of the Harry Packer Mansion in Jim Thorpe was the inspiration for the Haunted Mansion ride at Disney World.{{Cite web |last=Cheney |first=Jim |date=2017-12-08 |title=53 Pennsylvania Facts that You Probably Didn't Know |url=https://uncoveringpa.com/pennsylvania-facts |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=Uncovering PA |language=en-US}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.murdermansion.com/ Harry Packer Mansion]
{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania}}
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Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Category:Italianate architecture in Pennsylvania
Category:Victorian architecture in Pennsylvania
Category:Houses completed in 1874
Category:Houses in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Carbon County, Pennsylvania