History

Landon Annex - 1702 Wyoming Ave Houses Grades 3-6

The history of the property at 1710 Wyoming Ave. dates back to the 1800's. According to records in the Luzerne County Court House, the structure was built prior to 1900, but no exact date is given. The property was owned by the Colonial Coal Co. of Reading, then deeded to Charles Loveland. Charles Loveland was one of the original settlers of our area. He was a very prominent local attorney. Charles Loveland sold the property to Andrew and Ruth Sordoni in 1919. Afterwards, Andrew and Ruth's son, Senator Jack Sordoni, and his family occupied the house.

In the early 70's the Sordoni's donated their home at 1710 Wyoming Ave. to the Children's Museum of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Apple Tree, which was first located in Kingston opening in 1977, was looking for space to use for expansion. In 1984, The Apple Tree Nursey and Primary School of Kingston rented the building. It was later purchased by Apple Tree and an addition was constructed in 1986. Proceeds of the sale were donated to the United Way.

In 1986 Apple Tree consolidated all of its operations into the 1710 Wyoming Avenue property.

In 1996 the adjoining property at 1702 Wyoming Ave. was purhased. This acquisition allowed our school to expand to include grades 3 through 6. The name used for the upper grades is Susquehanna Preparatory School, or Susquehanna Prep.

The building is known as the Landon Annex, because it was originally constructed as insurance offices for Landon Associates, which was operated by Dorothy and Herb Landon. The Landon Annex houses classrooms for grades 3 through 6, our library, cafeteria and the computer lab for grades 3-6.

Between our two buildings there is an abundance of outdoor space for recess fun and other outdoor activities. The combination of these facilities, along with the use of the adjacent church basement for physical education, make Apple Tree/Susquehanna Prep an ideal situation for primary and elementary education.