Residential Property | Pokona Farm
The history of this
property begins on February 9, 1769, when Jacob Stroud sold
the land to Richard Peters. The brick, two-story federal
home was erected in 1863. It is estimated that the barn and
summer kitchen were built sometime in the early 1880s. The
roof is made of slate and tin, and the home maintains the
original windows, shutters, and exterior door, and two
chimneys. The property includes outbuildings such as a
carriage house and a smokehouse, which predate the brick
structure. Before becoming a private residence, Pokona Farm
operated as a 73-acre boarding house. The Moore family
holds the original deed to the property.
Non-Profit
Organization | Antoine Dutot School & Museum
The Antoine Dutot School
and Museum is a two-story brick building built in the
middle of the 19th Century. It was originally used as a
four-room schoolhouse, and held classes until 1969. After
the school ceased to operate, a group of Delaware Water Gap
borough residents, who called themselves the Save Our
School committee, purchased the building from the
Stroudsburg Area School District for $1.
Currently, the lower level features an art gallery that
houses rotating art exhibits. The second level is devoted
to the history of the schoolhouse,as well as that of
Delaware Water Gap, and includes a restored 1930s
classroom, and many different local artifacts.
Commercial
Property | The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort
In 1911, C.C. Worthington,
a retired owner of the Worthington Pump Company, built the
Buckwood Inn at Shawnee-on-Delaware. Worthington sold the
Inn to popular musician, band leader, and radio television
personality, Fred Waring in 1943. Waring renamed it The
Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort. The Fred Waring Show attracted
many celebrity guests to The Shawnee Inn, including Jacky
Gleason, Lucile Ball, and President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
In 1977, the Kirkwood family bought the property and have
maintained it ever since.
The building boasts Spanish influenced architecture,
featuring 12 inch think poured concrete walls, terra cotta
shingles, white stucco walls, and a large veranda.
Currently, The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort is returning to
its roots by utilizing furnishings and décor from the Arts
and Crafts period that was popular when the Inn was
built.