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Asa Packer Mansion, Jim Thorpe, PA

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Asa Packer Mansion

A preserved Victorian house museum in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, once home to railroad magnate Asa Packer.

Packer Hill Ave, Jim Thorpe, PA 18229 · Jim Thorpe, PA

About Asa Packer Mansion

The mansion belonged to Asa Packer, a coal and railroad figure who also founded Lehigh University. Its 1861 construction gave it a three-story Italianate villa design with a central cupola. Inside, visitors can see original Victorian furnishings and finishes. Packer's daughter left the house to the borough in 1912 as a memorial to her father, and it reopened to the public in 1956. The site is a National Historic Landmark, and the borough now runs it after the Lions Club served as trustee for decades.

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