Kingston in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Wyoming Seminary
(Swetland, Fleck, and Darte Halls)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 22, 2021
1. Wyoming Seminary NRHP Marker
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 41° 15.805′ N, 75° 53.897′ W. Marker is in Kingston, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is at the intersection of Sprague Avenue and Market Street, on the right when traveling south on Sprague Avenue. Marker is mounted in the transom window frame above the Swetland Hall main entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 North Sprague Avenue, Kingston PA 18704, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region, in the Wyoming Valley, and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American 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)
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Anning Owen (within shouting distance of this marker); Shafer House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Korean Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Philip Jaisohn, M.D. (within shouting distance of this marker); The Kirby Common (within shouting distance of this marker); Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation Fund (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Agnes Flood High Water Mark (approx. Ό mile away); Reuben H. Levy (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingston.
Regarding Wyoming Seminary. The buildings are among the original structures comprising Wyoming Seminary, now the heart of the Upper School campus, and were originally named Swetland Hall, Commercial Hall, and Union Hall.
Also see . . .
1. Wyoming Seminary National Register Nomination Form. (Submitted on December 22, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Wyoming Seminary. (Submitted on December 22, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 22, 2021
2. Wyoming Seminary NRHP Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 22, 2021
3. Wyoming Seminary (Swetland, Fleck, and Darte Halls)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 346 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 22, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
