Asylum Township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Wagon House

Maison de Wagon

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 19, 2024

1. Wagon House Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Built mid-1800s, the Wagon House was used to house farm equipment and hay. Many of the construction beams in this building are believed to have been from The Queen's House or "la Grande Maison." It now contains spinning and weaving displays, with other artifacts.

[Lower left caption reads]
The Queen's House
Built 1794 by French Royalist Refugees as a home for Queen Marie Antoinette.

Erected by French Azilum Historic Site, Endless Mountains Heritage Region, and PA Dept of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1794.

Location. 41° 44.254′ N, 76° 18.639′ W. Marker is in Asylum, Pennsylvania, in Bradford County. It is in Asylum Township. It can be reached from Queens Road. Marker and Wagon House are on the French Azilum Historic Site grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 469 Queens Road, Towanda PA 18848, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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

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marker: Scale House (a few steps from this marker); Smoke House (a few steps from this marker); Ferry Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); LaPorte House (within shouting distance of this marker); Blacksmith Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Asylum (within shouting distance of this marker); Martha Hermann Gazebo (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Museum Cabin (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Asylum.

Also see . . . French Azilum History. (Submitted on December 20, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Wagon House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 19, 2024

2. Wagon House and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 180 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 20, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.