2008 PEP WINNERS
Residential Property | McGrath Residence
Annaghaboe (ON-an-ha-Bo),
or “fields of cows” in Irish, is the property name given to
this farmhouse owned by Kevin and Janice McGrath. Built
around the first half of the 19th Century in Smithfield
Township, the home has been beautifully restored, while
maintaining the original stone work windows, trim, and the
front and rear doors. In the 1860s, a pin barn and wagon
shed were introduced to the property and in 1932 a
clapboard carriage house was added. The restoration of this
home has included a new kitchen floor made from 100+ year
old barn wood, and replacing the fence with wood post and
split rails. The McGraths bought the property in 2000.
Non-Profit
Organization | Pocono-Jackson Historical Society
Located in what was once
known as Jackson Corners, the one-room Appenzell
schoolhouse educated grades one through eight from 1840
until 1939. The building features original wall mounted
blackboards made from slate, an original hanging light
fixture and a cast iron stove which served as the “central
heating” for the building. After 1939, the schoolhouse
served as a community meeting place as well as a place of
worship until St. Mark’s church was built next door. The
building passes into the care of the Pocono/Jackson
Historical Society in August 2000. Renovations of the old
schoolhouse were completed in 2005. The building is open by
appointment only.
Commercial
Property | Theo. B. Price
The general store was
built in Cresco in 1905 by Joseph Swain and was leased by
Theo B. Price until Price bought the property in 1912. Over
the years, the building has served as a general store, a
butcher shop, and a lumber store. The structure is
approximately 100 feet long by 40 feet deep with a porch
that runs along the front. The interior boasts
post-and-beam architecture, a pot belly stove, and a lumber
machine invented and patented by Theo B. Price.
Interestingly, the building lacks running water as it did
in the early 1900s. It is currently a lumber and building
supply business, as well as a country store, owned and
operated by Mary Ann and Mickey Miller.