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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Carbon County, Pennsylvania.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.

There are 14 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Two sites are further designated as National Historic Landmarks.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Carbon County Jail
Carbon County Jail
November 8, 1974
(#74001764)
128 Broadway Street
40°51′50″N 75°44′49″W / 40.863889°N 75.746944°W / 40.863889; -75.746944 (Carbon County Jail)
Jim Thorpe John Haviland & Henry Bowman, architects.
2 Carbon County Section of the Lehigh Canal
Carbon County Section of the Lehigh Canal
August 10, 1979
(#79002179)
Along the Lehigh River
40°49′03″N 75°40′08″W / 40.8175°N 75.668889°W / 40.8175; -75.668889 (Carbon County Section of the Lehigh Canal)
Bowmanstown, Franklin Township, Jim Thorpe, Lower Towamensing Township, Palmerton, Parryville, and Weissport Extends into Lehigh Township and Walnutport in Northampton County
3 Central Railroad of New Jersey Station
Central Railroad of New Jersey Station
January 1, 1976
(#76001615)
Susquehanna Street
40°51′46″N 75°44′19″W / 40.862778°N 75.738611°W / 40.862778; -75.738611 (Central Railroad of New Jersey Station)
Jim Thorpe Wilson Brothers & Company, architects.
4 Lansford Historic District
Lansford Historic District
September 4, 2012
(#12000605)
Roughly bounded by Snyder Avenue, Cortright, East, and Water Streets
40°49′53″N 75°53′00″W / 40.831389°N 75.883333°W / 40.831389; -75.883333 (Lansford Historic District)
Lansford
5 Little Gap Covered Bridge
Little Gap Covered Bridge
December 1, 1980
(#80004294)
South of Little Gap on Township 376
40°49′52″N 75°31′22″W / 40.831111°N 75.522778°W / 40.831111; -75.522778 (Little Gap Covered Bridge)
Lower Towamensing Township
6 Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway
Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway
June 3, 1976
(#76001616)
Between Ludlow Street in Summit Hill and F.A.P. 209 in Jim Thorpe
40°50′58″N 75°47′46″W / 40.849444°N 75.796111°W / 40.849444; -75.796111 (Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway)
Jim Thorpe, Nesquehoning, and Summit Hill
7 Nesquehoning High School
Nesquehoning High School
November 21, 2003
(#03001187)
120–124 East Catawissa Street
40°51′55″N 75°48′35″W / 40.865278°N 75.809722°W / 40.865278; -75.809722 (Nesquehoning High School)
Nesquehoning
8 Old Mauch Chunk Historic District
Old Mauch Chunk Historic District
November 10, 1977
(#77001134)
Broadway, Susquehanna, Race, and High Streets
40°51′44″N 75°44′35″W / 40.862222°N 75.743056°W / 40.862222; -75.743056 (Old Mauch Chunk Historic District)
Jim Thorpe
9 Asa Packer Mansion
Asa Packer Mansion
December 30, 1974
(#74001765)
Packer Road
40°51′50″N 75°44′16″W / 40.863889°N 75.737778°W / 40.863889; -75.737778 (Asa Packer Mansion)
Jim Thorpe Attributed to Samuel Sloan, architect.
10 Harry Packer Mansion
Harry Packer Mansion
November 20, 1974
(#74001766)
Packer Road
40°51′53″N 75°44′17″W / 40.864722°N 75.738056°W / 40.864722; -75.738056 (Harry Packer Mansion)
Jim Thorpe Addison Hutton, architect.
11 St. Mark's Episcopal Church
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
July 26, 1977
(#77001135)
Race and Susquehanna Streets
40°51′46″N 75°44′21″W / 40.862778°N 75.739167°W / 40.862778; -75.739167 (St. Mark's Episcopal Church)
Jim Thorpe Richard Upjohn, architect.
12 Summit Hill High School
Summit Hill High School
February 16, 2001
(#01000138)
124 West Hazard Street
40°49′34″N 75°52′29″W / 40.826111°N 75.874722°W / 40.826111; -75.874722 (Summit Hill High School)
Summit Hill
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