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West End Wheelmen's Club

Coordinates: 41°14′24″N 75°53′47″W / 41.24000°N 75.89639°W / 41.24000; -75.89639
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West End Wheelmen's Club
Front entrance
West End Wheelmen's Club is located in Pennsylvania
West End Wheelmen's Club
West End Wheelmen's Club is located in the United States
West End Wheelmen's Club
Location439 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°14′24″N 75°53′47″W / 41.24000°N 75.89639°W / 41.24000; -75.89639
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1897, 1913
Built byO'Malley, William
ArchitectOlds, Frederick L.
Architectural styleShingle Style
NRHP reference No.97000521[1]
Added to NRHPMay 30, 1997

West End Wheelmen's Club, also known as the Franklin Club and Knights of Columbus, is a historic clubhouse located at Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1897, and is a three-story, rectangular frame Shingle Style building. It features a wraparound porch and porte cochere. The rear of the building was rebuilt after a fire in 1913.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2012. Note: This includes Larry Newman (December 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: West End Wheelmen's Club" (PDF). Retrieved March 15, 2012.
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