The Carbone House

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Picture coming soon of Charles L. Pattison The Carbone house is currently owned by Mrs. Shirley Carbone. It was built in the mid to late 1800's for a Pattison. It could have been Charles L. or more probably, his brother, Orville. It was, we know, owned at one time by Charles L. because it is listed as his property in the 1875 map of Elkland. The home was once owned by the Elkland School Board, probably in the 1970's. One of the members was Ralph Carbone and he purchased it. The home has many rumors surrounding it. That there is a secret wine cellar, and that the third floor was a ballroom. Although the first is not true, the second has some base. It never was a ballroom but it is extravigantly huge and could have been used for the purpose.
Charles L. Pattison Charles L. Pattison was born in 1841 in New York to Thurman and Susan (Bishop) Pattison. In 1860, after living in Lawrenceville, he began clerking in the store of the Fall Brook Coal Company. In 1868, he married Anna Parkhurst, daughter of Joel and Emeline Parkhurst. In 1869, he came to Elkland and obtained a half interest in the banking house of J. & J. Parkhurst, the name of which was then changed to J. Parkhurst & Company. It remained so until 1889, when the title was changed to C. L. Pattison and Company, and from 1890, up to his death, mr. and Mrs. Pattison were sole proprietors. The bank was well and favorably known throughout the Cowanesque Valley and transacted a large business. it was succeeded by the Pattison National Bank, and treasurer of the Cowanesque Valley Railroad Company, since absorbed by the Fall Brook Company, and the chief promoter of the enterprise. He served as burgess of Elkland from 1894 until his death in 1896. His death was a severe blow to the business interestes of the Cowanesque Valley, of which he was one of the foremost citizens.
Orville Pattison Orville Pattison was born in New York in 1838 to Thurman and Susan (Bishop) Pattison, making him a brother of the local Charles L. Pattison. He was the eldest son of Thurman and Susan and he was the president of the Pattison National Bank of Elkland. In the spring of 1884, he and his brother, Charles L., engaged in the manufacture of furniture. He also assisted his brother in the private banking office of J. Parkhurst & Company. He continued in the furniture business until the factory was burned. In 1890 he entered the bank of C. L. Pattison & Company, of which institution he was cashier until the death of his brother necessitated a reorginization of the business. When the Pattison National Bank was organized in 1896, Mr. Pattison was elected president. He married Susie Bloore. They bore two sons, twins, John Orville and Charles Lewis.