Monroe County Historical Association

HISTORY OF THE MANSION

he 12-room house, an imposing structure for its time, was built in 1795 by Jacob Stroud, founder of Stroudsburg and a Revolutionary War colonel, as a home for John, his eldest son. John Stroud lived here only briefly before moving to another home outside of town, now Glenbrook Country Club.

Daniel Stroud, Jacob Stroud’s second-oldest son, moved into the Stroud Mansion in 1800 at his father’s request to help develop the town. Daniel was instrumental in laying out the town streets, donating land for schools and churches, and assisting his father in selling plots of land to families and businesses.

Daniel raised 12 children in the home and lived here until 1836.

Over the years, the Stroud Mansion has served as a family home, tavern, and a boarding house. The property remained in the Stroud family until 1893. Beginning in the 1900s, the Stroud Mansion served as the headquarters for many local community organizations, including the public library, the Red Cross, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Women’s Club. Since 1921, it has been home to the Monroe County Historical Association.

The Stroud Mansion is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and features such classical details as a symmetrical facade, flat-arch window lintels with pronounced keystones, simulated stone walls and quoins that accentuate the corners, plus tooth-like dentils beneath the cornice.