MONROE COUNTY HISTORIC PHOTO ALBUM
Residential
Just as a picture is worth
1,000 words, residential architecture tells a story of
Monroe County’s development, from the old stone houses in
Shawnee-on-Delaware and Sciota where early settlers lived,
to the ornate Victorian residences in the Stroudsburgs.
Many of those pictured here still exist, albeit changed to
suit the needs of various occupants over the years.
On Main Street in Stroudsburg, many of the elegant old
houses are now occupied by attornies’ offices, businesses
and non-profit organizations. The Stroud Mansion, built by
Jacob Stroud in 1795 for his son, Daniel, escaped
destruction in 1920 when the Civic Club of Stroudsburg
intervened. The home remains a local landmark as it is now
a museum.
Houses along Sarah Street and Thomas Street are like
mansions, with architecture ranging from Gothic to
Victorian to Colonial. The stately residence shown on this
page of A. Mitchell Palmer, a U.S. attorney general under
President Woodrow Wilson and an unsuccessful presidential
candidate, still stands, peeking out from behind a tall
wall of shrubs and trees on Thomas Street. On Broad Street,
the gracious old Kitner home is now a professional
building.
In East Stroudsburg, head west on Washington Street and
you’ll spot the dwelling of Hannah Stroud Starbird. It's
changed over the past two centuries, with a large addition
and dormers among other modifications.
To the southwest, you’ll still find Linden Court in Sciota
at the intersection of Bossardsville Road and Business
Route 209. In Sciota, the Fenner/Snyder/Robacker homestead,
built in 1805, belongs to Hamilton Township now and is open
periodically for tours. Some of the rooms contain period
furnishings. Across the street from it is the old Sciota
Mill, purportedly used by Gen. Sullivan’s troops during his
march against the Iroquois.