Architecture of Plymouth, Pennsylvania

Introduction

Plymouth, Pennsylvania sits on the west side of Pennsylvania's Wyoming Valley, wedged between the Susquehanna River and the Shawnee Mountain range. Just below the mountain are hills that surround the town and form a natural amphitheater that separates the town from the rest of the valley. Below the hills, the flat lands are formed in the shape of a frying pan, the pan being the Shawnee flats, once the center of the town's agricultural activities, and the handle being a spit of narrow land extending east from the flats, where the center of town is located.

At the beginning of the 19th century, Plymouth's primary industry was agriculture, and many of its residents were the descendants of the Connecticut Yankees who first settled the town. Its early architecture resembled that of a small New England village. However, vast anthracite coal beds lay below the surface at various depths, and by the 1850s, coal mining was the town's primary occupation, attracting a more diverse population. After the arrival of the railroad in 1857, the town's architecture became more typical of a growing industrial center.

Notable buildings (1780–1860)

Name	Image	Image Date	Location	Year Built	Current Condition	Notes
Morse Tavern (a.k.a. Jenkins House)		1873 Photo	East Main St. across from Elm Street	Built c. 1780	Demolished	Residence/Tavern of Dr. Anna Morse Partly Demolished December 1882.^[1] 'Old Jenkins House' moved in March 1883.^[2] House Demolished 1883–1884. Elm tree cut down September 1895.^[3]
Name	Image	Image Date	Location	Year Built	Current Condition	Notes
Old Stone House		Undated Photo	West Main St. below Coal St.	Built c. 1780	Extant	Methodist congregation met there in 1792.^[4]
Name	Image	Image Date	Location	Year Built	Current Condition	Notes
Ransom House		1873 Photo	West Main St. near Coal Street	Built c. 1800	Demolished after 1873	An example of New England domestic architecture brought to Plymouth by Connecticut settlers.
Name	Image	Image Date	Location	Year Built	Current Condition	Notes
Wadhams Homestead		1864 Map 1873 Photo 2007 Photo	Academy St., near Shawnee Avenue	Built c. 1810	Extant, but much altered	1864: On Schooley Map as "Wadhams Homestead" 1873: On Beers Map as "Wadhams Homestead" 1915: "although it has been changed in appearance and altered to suit the requirements of tenants, is apparently in as good condition as ever."^[5]
Name	Image	Image Date	Location	Year Built	Current Condition	Notes
The Old Academy		1873 Photo Photo About 1875	West Main St., at Academy Street	Built 1815	Converted to Tenements by 1896.^[6] Demolished c. 1955	1815: Built with funds, and on land, provided by Calvin Wadhams. School use lower floor & Church use upper floor 1873: Both upper & lower floors assigned for School use 1884: Plymouth Borough gave the Old Academy to the Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co., in trade for the land at Shawnee Avenue on which the First High School (Central School) was built in 1884.^[7]
Name	Image	Image Date	Location	Year Built	Current Condition	Notes
Joseph Wright House		1873 Photo 1937 Photo	West Main St., below Coal Street	Built c. 1815	Demolished	Joseph Wright was the father of Hendrick Bradley Wright.
Name	Image	Image Date	Location	Year Built	Current Condition	Notes
Henderson Gaylord House		1873 Photo 1935 Photo 2007 Photo	135 West Main Street near Wadhams Street	Built c. 1830	Extant but altered
Name	Image	Image Date	Location	Year Built	Current Condition	Notes
Jameson Harvey House		1864 Painting 1938 Photo	McDonald St. near West Nanticoke, PA	Built 1832	Extant but altered	Barn (now a residence) sits across the street
Name	Image	Image Date	Location	Year Built	Current Condition	Notes
Elijah C. Wadhams House (a.k.a. Parrish House Hotel)		1864 Map 1884 Aerial Map 1873 Photo	Main Street east of Academy Street	Built c. 1852.^[8]	Demolished	1852: Built by _____ Bennett 1873: Sold by E.C. Wadhams 1875: Converted to a hotel by A.M. Jeffords.^[9]
Name	Image	Image Date	Location	Year Built	Current Condition	Notes
Methodist Church (First Church Building)		Photo 1856—1876	Main Street across from Academy Street	Dedicated October 8, 1856.^[10]	Dismantled and relocated in 1876–1877	Dismantled and rebuilt at Forty Fort, PA, and rededicated 1877,^[11] but destroyed by fire June 2, 1900.^[12]^[13]
Name	Image	Image Date	Location	Year Built	Current Condition	Notes
Christian Church		Photo about 1904 Photo 2009	Main Street near Center Avenue	Dedicated August 1857.^[10]	Extant (as of 2022)	1857: building attributed to Thomas U. Walter, Architect 1888: alterations to entrance portico 1905: rededicated with new facade and added steeple
Name	Image	Image Date	Location	Year Built	Current Condition	Notes
Derby's Foundry		Photo 1920	West Railroad St., near Hanover St.	Built 1860	Demolished	1860: Built by John F. Derby as a foundry 1870: Converted to a planing mill and lumber yard 1873: On Beers Map as "Harvey Bros. & Kern" 1912: On Sanborn Map as "West Lumber & Mfgr" 1925: On Sanborn Map as "Plymouth Lumber Co"
Name	Image	Image Date	Location	Year Built	Current Condition	Notes

Notable buildings (1861–1880)

Name	Image	Image Date	Location	Year Built	Current Condition	Notes
First National Bank (First Building)		Photo c. 1875 Photo About 1904	Main Street below Gaylord Avenue	Built c. 1865	Replaced by New Building in 1915
Name	Image	Image Date	Location	Year Built	Current Condition	Notes
First Presbyterian Church		1910 Postcard 1910 Postcard	Church Street	Foundation 1866 Dedicated June 13, 1868	Demolished	Masonry Entrance and Steeple added between 1884–1891 Architect of Sunday School Annex (Built 1896): Harry Livingston French.^[14]
Name	Image	Image Date	Location	Year Built	Current Condition	Notes
First Welsh Baptist Church (First Church Building)		1873 Map	Girard Avenue at Ashley Street	Built 1870	Destroyed by fire in 1875.^[15]	Brick structure designed by Welsh-born, Wilkes-Barre architect Aneurin Jones (1822–1904).^[16]^[17] The Congregation relocated to Shawnee Avenue after 1875 fire
Name	Image	Image Date	Location	Year Built	Current Condition	Notes
Smith Opera House		1873 Photo 1884 Sketch 1918 Photo	West Main Street	Built 1871	Collapsed During Renovation in 1918	Replaced by Polish Alliance Hall in 1928
Name	Image	Image Date	Location	Year Built	Current Condition	Notes
Willow St School (First School Building)		1873 Map 1884 Aerial Map	Willow Street	Land purchased 1870.^[18] Built 1872.^[7]	Demolished April 1892 after mine subsidence.^[19]^[7]	Replaced by new school building in 1892
Name	Image	Image Date	Location	Year Built	Current Condition	Notes
Franklin Street School		1884 Aerial Map 1920 Photo	Franklin Street	Built 1872.^[7]	Extant	Enlarged in 1900 by architect Harry Livingston French.^[20] Sold by School Board 1978.
Name	Image	Image Date	Location	Year Built	Current Condition	Notes
St. Vincent's R.C. Church (First Church Building)		Photo c. 1883 1884 Aerial Map	Church Street	Dedicated October 1872.^[21]	Demolished March 1922.^[22]	Became a school building about 1883
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