Asa Packer Mansion

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The Asa Packer Mansion is a well-preserved 19th-century Victorian residence in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, that was home to industrialist and philanthropist Asa Packer and is now a museum showcasing period architecture and furnishings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Victorian mansion
historic house museum
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Italianate
Victorian Italianate
Victorian architecture NERFINISHED
builtFor Asa Packer NERFINISHED
collection Victorian decorative arts
original Packer family belongings
period furnishings
completionDate 1861
country United States of America
surface form: United States
formerUse private residence
hasPart bedrooms
cupola
dining room
formal parlor
library
servants' quarters
veranda
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
property contributing to a historic district
inception 1861
locatedIn Carbon County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Pennsylvania
United States of America
surface form: United States
material brick
namedAfter Asa Packer NERFINISHED
near Lehigh River NERFINISHED
downtown Jim Thorpe NERFINISHED
NRHPType National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED
numberOfFloors 3
occupant Asa Packer NERFINISHED
Packer family NERFINISHED
openToPublic yes
operatedBy Asa Packer Mansion Museum NERFINISHED
owner Asa Packer NERFINISHED
partOf Old Mauch Chunk Historic District NERFINISHED
roofMaterial slate
significantEvent designation as National Historic Landmark
significantPerson Asa Packer NERFINISHED
significantTheme Gilded Age wealth
Victorian domestic life
railroad history
tourism guided tours available
use historic house
house museum

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Carbon County hasHistoricSite Asa Packer Mansion
Carbon County, Pennsylvania historicalSite Asa Packer Mansion
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania touristAttraction Asa Packer Mansion