Zane Grey Museum
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Zane Grey Museum in Lackawaxen Township, Pennsylvania, United States, is a former residence of the author Zane Grey and is now maintained as a museum and operated by the National Park Service (NPS). It is located on the upper Delaware River and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It contains many photographs, artworks, books, furnishings, and other objects of interest associated with Grey and his family.
Zane Grey House | |
Location | Lackawaxen Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 41°29′8″N 74°59′16″W |
Built | 1905[1] |
Architect | Romer C. Grey |
NRHP reference No. | 83002283[2] (original) 11000231[3] (increase) |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 6, 1983 |
Boundary increase | April 29, 2011[3] |
The house was built in two sections, both from designs by Grey. The first was in 1905 by Zane Grey's brother, Romer Carl "Reddy" Grey; the second seven years later by a neighbor, to serve as a writing studio and library after the success of Riders of the Purple Sage. Grey and his wife moved to California so he could work on screenplays in 1918, but Lackawaxen and the house remained one of his favorite places for the rest of his life. It was added to the Register in 1983.