209 York Ave.
John C. Adams built this impressive Greek revival 15-room home in 1854. The family of William Maxwell occupied the home for nearly 100 years. He was president judge of Bradford County from 1912 until his death in 1925. He came to Towanda and entered the law firm of Peet & Davis. William married Anna, daughter of John D Beidleman, the contractor and builder who built most of the brick buildings in Towanda. Anna died in 1900 after 23 years of marriage. On Dec. 20, 1904 William married Belle Barnard. They had one child, Annabelle Maxwell, who married Robert Bennett a successful lawyer from Clearwater, FL, Aug. 17, 1931 at Christ Episcopal Church in Towanda. They made their home here where Bob began a very successful career practicing law.HM Number | HM1P6E |
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Date Added | Monday, November 9th, 2015 at 9:03am PST -08:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 379875 N 4625801 |
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Decimal Degrees | 41.77496667, -76.44536667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 46.498', W 76° 26.722' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 46' 29.88" N, 76° 26' 43.32" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 570 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 217-299 US-6, Towanda PA 18848, US |
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