Brooklyn Township near Kingsley in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Dennis Farmhouse

view from the northwest side

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 4, 2025

1. Dennis Farmhouse Marker

Inscription.
You are facing the Dennis Farmhouse, built circa 1825. The house is a classic New England, timber-frame structure, an architectural style transported to the region by the original Connecticut settlers. Following the death of Perkins William "Will" Dennis (1853-1918), until 1940, the Dennis Family did not occupy the house. Then, in 1939-40, Edith Angeline Dennis (1899-1980) personally financed the renovation of the house for use as a family summer home. The renovation was "a gift" for her father, Sumner B. Dennis (1866-1950), Will Dennis' youngest brother, who was born and brought-up in the house. Among the amenities Edith A. Dennis added were tile bathrooms on the first and second floors, a modern kitchen, a screened-in porch on the north side, central heating, and dormers in four upstairs bedrooms.

[Center photo caption reads] In this photo, you see the northwest side of the house viewed from the hillside, with a glimpse of the barn complex in the left foreground, as it looked in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

[Right photo caption reads] In this photo, you see the same view of the house as

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it looked after the renovation. Sumner B. Dennis spent the remaining summers of his life on the farm surrounded by his wife, children, two granddaughters and friends.

To learn more about The Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust or to make a donation please visit us at www.thedennisfarm.org

Erected by The Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, Endless Mountains Heritage Region, and PA DCNR.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Agriculture • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.

Location. 41° 43.828′ N, 75° 45.524′ W. Marker is near Kingsley, Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna County. It is in Brooklyn Township. It can be reached from Creek Road. Marker is on the Dennis Farm grounds, off Creek Road about 0.4 miles south of Charles Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kingsley PA 18826, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

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

Dennis Farmhouse and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 4, 2025

2. Dennis Farmhouse and Marker

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: Barn Complex (within shouting distance of this marker); America250PA Semiquincentennial Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); The Ice House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Dennis Farmhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Dennis Farmhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); The Dennis Farm (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Dennis Farmhouse (about 300 feet away); The Dennis Farm Stonewalls (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingsley.

More about this marker. The Dennis Farm is closed to public access except on designated days and for prearranged tours.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 42 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.