Swetland Homestead

The Swetland Homestead is an historic, American home that is located in Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Swetland Homestead
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Swetland Homestead, HABS photo, December 1934
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Location	885 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°18′6″N 75°51′10″W
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1797, 1803, 1809, 1813, 1850
NRHP reference No.	78002427[1]
Added to NRHP	December 13, 1978

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

History and architectural features

The original section of this historic residence was built in 1797; it was subsequently expanded between 1803 and 1813. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, L-shaped frame structure measuring 54 feet 3 inches (16.54 m) by 88 feet 4 inches (26.92 m). A four-columned portico was added in 1850.^[2]

The Swetland Homestead is now a historic house museum that is open by appointment with the Luzerne County Historical Society.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]