The Victorian Smethport Mansion District , Birth of the Smethport Mansion District
Smethport Firsts, Famous and Fun Facts:
In 1894, then resident, Henry Hamlin was the wealthiest private banker in the U.S.
Wooly Willy, a popular children's magnetic tay, was created in Smethport.
The first automated bowling pin setter was invented in Smethport in 1906.
In 1861, the famous American Civil War Bucktail Regiment was formed in Smethport.
In 1807 Dutch land surveyors selected Smethport as northwest Pennsylvania's most perfect town site. Vast tracts of timber, rich oil reserves and the arrival of rail transportation propelled McKean County's economy to skyrocket in 1870. By the 1880s Smethport's Mansion District was in full construction. Hamlin Lake, located in the center of the village,invites visitors to picnic, hike, fish, kayak or canoe.
1 McKean County Courthouse and
Bucktail Civil War Monument
2 St. Luke's Episcopal Church
3 John Forrest Mansion
620 West Main Street
4 Byron Delano Hamlin Mansion
619 West Main Street
5 Charles Sartwell Mansion
708 West Main Street
6 State Senator H.H. Redfield
Mansion
703 West Main Street
7 Judge Joseph Bouton Mansion
707 West Main Street
8 W.J. Milliken Residence
716 West Main Street
9 Henry Hamlin Mansion
808 West Main Street
10 Taylor/Young Mansion
807 West Main Street
11 Delano R. Hamlin Mansion
820 West Main Street
12 John C. Hamlin Residence
904 West Main Street
13 McCandless Mansion
905 West Main Street
14 Orlo J. Hamlin Mansion
911 West Main Street
15 Rose Mansion
916 West Main Street
16 R.E. Burdick Residence
1002 West Main Street
17 Delano R. Hamlin-First Residence
1109 West Main Street
18 Christian Herzog Residence
1199 West Main Street
19 Chester King Residence
1225 West N. Main St
20 David Sterrit/John Nevin Apple
802 West King Street
21 C.D. Comes Mansion
608 West King Street
22 United Methodist Church
23 The Upper Tavern
407 Church Street
24 McKean County Jail Building
McKean County Historical Society
Old Jail Museum
25 Sheriff Roswell Sartwell Mansion
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West King Street
26 Brownell Mansion
309 State Street
27 Taylor Residence
402 West Green Street
28 F.D. Gallup Mansion
306 West Green Street
29 W.D. Gallup Mansion
302 West Green Street
30 St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Roman Catholic Church
31 Robert King Residence
110 West Main Street
32 Charles McKean Mansion
102 West Main Street
Other Historic Properties
1A William A. Williams
102 East Main Street
1B Hamlin Lake
1C William Specht Residence
307 South Mechanic Street
1D Dr. S.D. Freeman Residence
17 Rosehill Avenue
1E Medbury House &
Underground Railroad Station
606 East Main Street
For Additional Information:
smethportchamber.org
smethporthistory.org
smethportpa.org
lumberheritage.org
The Victorian
Smethport Mansion District
Birth of the Smethport Mansion District
Smethport Firsts, Famous & Fun Facts:
In 1894, then resident,
Henry Hamlin was
the wealthiest private
banker in the U.S.
Wooly Willy, a popular
children's magnetic tay,
was created in Smethport.
The first automated
bowling pin setter
was invented in
Smethport in 1906.
In 1861, the famous
American Civil War
Bucktail Regiment was
formed in Smethport.
In 1807 Dutch land surveyors selected
Smethport as northwest Pennsylvania's
Photographed By Craig Doda, June 4, 2019
2. McKean County Courthouse
most
perfect town site. Vast tracts of timber, rich oil
reserves and the arrival of rail transportation
propelled McKean County's economy to
skyrocket in 1870. By the 1880s Smethport's
Mansion District was in full construction.
Hamlin Lake, located in the center of
the village,invites visitors to picnic, hike,
fish, kayak or canoe.
Location. 41° 48.576′ N, 78° 26.825′ W. Marker is in Smethport, Pennsylvania, in McKean County. Marker is on W. Main Street, on the right when traveling west. On the grounds of the McKean County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Smethport PA 16749, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 30, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
