{"nrhp_refnum":"80003583","name":"Easton House","other_names":["George Taylor's Easton Property"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"167-169 Northampton St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Easton","county":"Northampton County","state":"PA","lat":40.69158958400004,"lon":-75.20768118099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-12-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and three-quarter story rubble stone former tavern with a brick rear ell in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, built on Town Lot No. 24 by Jacob Bachmann beginning in 1754.","why_significant":"The nomination describes it as among the most important of Pennsylvania's remaining colonial taverns, citing its association with George Taylor, its Georgian-era architecture of the Delaware Valley variant, and the judicial proceedings and public meetings held there. It is also described as probably the first stone building in Easton and the oldest surviving structure in the city.","narrative":"Built in 1754 by Jacob Bachmann on Town Lot No. 24 in Easton, this rubble limestone building with chestnut timber framing began as a tavern and was used for court sessions from its early years until a permanent Court House was completed in 1764. George Taylor, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence, acquired the property in 1761 and expanded it in 1765. During the Revolutionary War it hosted patriots and members of the Second Continental Congress, including William Whipple and William Ellery in 1778. The building retains much of its colonial fabric beneath later stucco, and its interior features are regarded as an important example of Georgian architecture in the Delaware Valley. Its long use as a public house and courthouse links it to the early civic life of Northampton County.","period_of_significance":"1754-1800","architect_builder":"Jacob Bachmann (builder)","architectural_style":"Georgian (Delaware Valley variant)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition, awaiting a projected restoration; currently houses a bar and a small tailor shop.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.906179-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003583.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003583/2a6254722e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003583/2a6254722e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"KForce","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BachmannPublickHouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">KForce</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BachmannPublickHouse.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"83002264","name":"Easton Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/easton-historic-district-83002264/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995381","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easton_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5330853"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/northampton-county/easton-house-80003583/"}