Zane Grey Museum

Zane Grey House
A green and white house with peaked roofs and awnings
East elevation and north profile, 2008
Zane Grey Museum is located in Pennsylvania
Zane Grey Museum
Zane Grey Museum is located in the United States
Zane Grey Museum
LocationLackawaxen Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°29′8″N 74°59′16″W / 41.48556°N 74.98778°W / 41.48556; -74.98778
Built1905[2]
ArchitectRomer C. Grey
NRHP reference No.83002283[1] (original)
11000231[3] (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 6, 1983
Boundary increaseApril 29, 2011[3]

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.

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.

  1. ^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
  2. ^ Roach, Nancy Carrs (October 15, 1982). "Grey, Zane, House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/25/11 through 4/29/11". National Park Service. May 6, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2011.

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