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Kaier Mansion

1874

 
 
Kaier Mansion Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 17, 2023
1. Kaier Mansion Marker
Inscription.

Built by Peter Otterbach, the Charles D. Kaier family
lived here 100 years. Restoration is ongoing by
Joan & James A. Goodman who purchased the home in 1991.
The Kaier Mansion is now serving the community
as a bed & breakfast.

 
Erected 2006 by Mahanoy Area Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1991.
 
Location. 40° 48.868′ N, 76° 8.036′ W. Marker is in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is at the intersection of Centre Street (Pennsylvania Route 54) and 8th Street, on the left when traveling east on Centre Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 729 East Centre Street, Mahanoy City PA 17948, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region. 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) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Congregational Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Mahanoy City High School (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. Ό mile away); Elks Lodge #695 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Victor Schertzinger (approx. half a mile away); Molly Maguire Historical Park (approx. 0.6
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miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mahanoy City.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Birth of Cable Television (was approx. half a mile away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Kaier Mansion and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 17, 2023
2. Kaier Mansion and Marker
Kaier Mansion image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 17, 2023
3. Kaier Mansion
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 475 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 20, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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