Carbondale in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Carbondale City Hall and Public Library

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 1, 2025

1. Carbondale City Hall and Public Library Marker

Inscription.

A detached, masonry, brick and Pennsylvania bluestone structure in the Romanesque Revival style, present-day Carbondale City Hall opened in 1894 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It succeeded two earlier city halls on the same site.

The building houses all Carbondale City offices, the Carbondale Police Department, and the office and exhibition galleries of the Carbondale Historical Society and Museum.

In 1874, the "Young Men's Library Association" of Carbondale opened in the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company office building on North Main Street. In 1896, the library relocated to City Hall and moved again in 1965 into the former Bell Telephone Co. building on Sixth Avenue. The present-day library was designed by architect Tom Horlacher, a Carbondale native, and opened on October 27, 1998.

Erected by Lackawanna Heritage Valley NHA, Carbondale Historical Society, and PA DCNR.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 41° 34.351′ N, 75° 30.171′ W.

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Marker is in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Business U.S. 6) and Park Place, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 North Main Street, Carbondale PA 18407, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Carbondale City Hall and Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Carbondale City Hall (a few steps from this marker); Patrolman William F. McAndrew (a few steps from this marker); Col. Alvin D. Ungerleider (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial Park (within

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 1, 2025

2. Carbondale City Hall and Public Library Marker

shouting distance of this marker); Global War on Terror Memorial of Remembrance (within shouting distance of this marker); War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Carbondale's 100th Anniversary (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carbondale.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Carbondale City Hall / Memorial Park (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).

Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 36 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 1, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.