Wilkes-Barre in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Slattery Home Site

151 South Franklin Street

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2021

1. Slattery Home Site Marker

Inscription.

This entry marks the site of the home of Frank P. Slattery,
District Attorney of Luzerne County, 1916 - 1920
and the boyhood home of Frank P. Slatterly, Jr.,
Mayor of the City of Wilkes-Barre, 1960 - 1968.

This plaque is given to Wilkes University
upon completion of this building by the
sons and families of the above:
Duard G. Sr., Joseph A., II, and Frank P., IV, Esq.
August, 1998

Erected 1998 by the Slattery Family.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1998.

Location. 41° 14.685′ N, 75° 53.243′ W. Marker is in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on Franklin Street north of South Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is on the wall, near the center entrance to Breiseth Hall, on the Wilkes University campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 137-159 South Franklin Street, Wilkes Barre PA 18766, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region

and in the Wyoming Valley.

It is also in the American

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Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John L. Lewis Speech (within shouting distance of this marker); Weckesser Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial Court (about 300 feet away); Stark Hall (about 400 feet away); Sordoni Art Gallery (about 400 feet away); E. S. Farley Library (about 400 feet away); Crabapple (about 500 feet away); John Wilkes (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilkes-Barre.

Also see . . . Frank P. Slattery, Jr. Princeton Alumni Weekly Obituary (Submitted on January 20, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Slattery Home Site Marker on Breiseth Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2021

2. Slattery Home Site Marker on Breiseth Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 460 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 20, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.