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National Register of Historic Places

Scranton Electric Building

Also known as Scranton Board of Trade Building

On the National Register since 20233 years
Listed 2023Scranton
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About Scranton Electric Building

Scranton Electric Building, at 507 Linden St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 27, 2023. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. 15 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

507 Linden St., Scranton · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Scranton Electric BuildingStart here
  2. 2Ad-Lin BuildingClassical Revival · Built 1897 · next door
  3. 3Lackawanna County Courthouse and John Mitchell MonumentRomanesque · Built 1884 · next door
  4. 4U.S. Post Office and Court HouseBuilt 1931 · next door
  5. 5St. Luke’s Episcopal Church & Throop Memorial Parish HouseBuilding · next door
Around it

20 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BStoehr and Fister BuildingBuilding0.1 miBFirst Church of Christ, ScientistClassical Revival0.1 miBMunicipal Building and Central Fire Station, 340Victorian Gothic · Built 18880.1 miBSt. Peter's Cathedral ComplexRomanesque Revival · Built 18840.1 miBMasonic Temple and Scottish Rite CathedralLate Gothic Revival · Built 19280.1 miDLackawanna Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictRenaissance Revival0.2 miBDime Bank BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque0.2 miBGrand Army of the Republic BuildingVictorian Romanesque0.2 miBAlbright Memorial BuildingFrench Chateau · Built 18900.2 miBFinch BuildingChateauesque0.2 miBScranton Chamber of Commerce BuildingArt Deco · Built 19260.2 miStLackawanna Iron and Coal Company FurnaceIron Furnace0.3 miBDelaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad StationNeo-Classical Revival · Built 19830.3 miDSteamtown National Historic SiteDistrict0.3 miBDickson Works (Boundary Increase)Built 18560.3 miDDelaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Yard-Dickson Manufacturing Co. SiteUtilitarian0.4 miBCentury Club of ScrantonColonial Revival0.4 miBFlorence ApartmentsGeorgian Revival0.4 mi
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BMadison, James, SchoolLate Gothic Revival0.5 miBCentral Railroad of New Jersey Freight StationRichardsonian Romanesque0.5 mi

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Questions about Scranton Electric Building

Is Scranton Electric Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 27, 2023 (Register number 100008866).

Is Scranton Electric 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, 0.9 miles away.

Can you visit Scranton Electric 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.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026). Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.