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The Harry Packer Mansion, is a historic home which is located in Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
Located in the Old Mauch Chunk Historic District, this residence was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1974.
History and architectural features
The mansion was designed by architect Addison Hutton, and was built in 1874. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay-wide, red-brick dwelling, which was designed in the Italianate style. The front facade features a verandah constructed of green Vermont sandstone and a bell tower that is attached to the two-story extension. It was given as a wedding gift to Harry Packer (Industrialist) from his father Asa Packer.
In popular culture
The mansion appeared in the season five episode of Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman, "Ruffman Manor is Haunted," and was used as the setting for Ruffman Manor.
The exterior of the Harry Packer Mansion in Jim Thorpe was the inspiration for the Haunted Mansion ride at Disney World.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
References
External links
Harry Packer Mansion
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- Harry Packer Mansion
- Asa Packer Mansion
- Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
- Packer House
- Asa Packer
- Old Mauch Chunk Historic District
- List of Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman episodes
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
- Addison Hutton
- Damian Aspinall
