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Finch Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Finch Building

Also known as International Correspondence Schools Building; Hudson Coal Co

On the National Register since 197650 years
ChateauesqueListed 1976Scranton
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About Finch Building

Finch Building, at 424 Wyoming Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 14, 1976. It was among the first 3 of Scranton’s 35 listings. The Register lists it for its commerce, education and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Chateauesque, as it does for 13 other Pennsylvania listings. 12 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric place in Pennsylvania, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 36 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

424 Wyoming Ave., Scranton · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Finch BuildingStart here
  2. 2Scranton Chamber of Commerce BuildingArt Deco · Built 1926 · next door
  3. 3Dickson Works (Boundary Increase)Built 1856 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4St. Peter's Cathedral ComplexRomanesque Revival · Built 1884 · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Grand Army of the Republic BuildingVictorian Romanesque · next door
Around it

21 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BMunicipal Building and Central Fire Station, 340Victorian Gothic · Built 18880.1 miBMasonic Temple and Scottish Rite CathedralLate Gothic Revival · Built 19280.1 miBAlbright Memorial BuildingFrench Chateau · Built 18900.1 miBAd-Lin BuildingClassical Revival · Built 18970.2 miBU.S. Post Office and Court HouseBuilt 19310.2 miBFirst Church of Christ, ScientistClassical Revival0.2 miBScranton Electric BuildingBuilding0.2 miBSt. Luke’s Episcopal Church & Throop Memorial Parish HouseBuilding0.2 miBStoehr and Fister BuildingBuilding0.3 miDLackawanna Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictRenaissance Revival0.3 miBLackawanna County Courthouse and John Mitchell MonumentRomanesque · Built 18840.3 miBDime Bank BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miBCentury Club of ScrantonColonial Revival0.3 miBFlorence ApartmentsGeorgian Revival0.3 miBDelaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad StationNeo-Classical Revival · Built 19830.4 miDSteamtown National Historic SiteDistrict0.4 miStLackawanna Iron and Coal Company FurnaceIron Furnace0.5 miDDelaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Yard-Dickson Manufacturing Co. SiteUtilitarian0.5 mi
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BMadison, James, SchoolLate Gothic Revival0.5 miBCentral Railroad of New Jersey Freight StationRichardsonian Romanesque0.5 miBScranton ArmoryRomanesque0.5 mi

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Questions about Finch Building

Is Finch Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 14, 1976 (Register number 76001644).

Is Finch Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Pennsylvania has 169 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Terence V. Powderly House, 0.8 miles away.

Can you visit Finch Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Finch Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 36 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 71998093 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.