{"nrhp_refnum":"80003584","name":"Mixsell, Jacob, House","other_names":["Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"101 S. 4th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Easton","county":"Northampton County","state":"PA","lat":40.68059471400005,"lon":-75.21001357599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-02-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2 1/2 story brick house in late Federal style on the south-west corner of Fourth and Ferry Streets in downtown Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1833, with a rear addition added circa 1850.","why_significant":"The house is described as a well-built, stylish example of the Federal style that reflects its period, and Easton has many such early residences. It is considered notable because it was built by its owner, Jacob Mixsell, a contractor-builder, and his family was important in early Easton's construction industry. Its later occupants included a Civil War-era career soldier and a county historical society that now uses it as a museum.","narrative":"Built in 1833 on the south-west corner of Fourth and Ferry Streets in downtown Easton, this two-and-a-half-story brick house was constructed by Jacob Mixsell, a contractor-builder who lived there until his death in 1841. Its late Federal design includes a classic entablature over the front entrance, paneled first-floor shutters, louvered second-floor shutters and plain projecting eaves. The interior retains original floors, walls, marble fireplaces and molded trim. A rear kitchen addition followed around 1850. The house matters for its craftsmanship and for the local building family that made it. Mixsell's father laid the masonry of the German Reformed Church in 1775-76. Later, the home passed to Colonel Charles Augustus Wikoff, a career soldier whose funeral was held there after his death at San Juan Hill in 1898. Mary Mixsell willed the house to the county historical society in 1927, and it now serves as a county history museum.","period_of_significance":"1833-1850","architect_builder":"Jacob Mixsell (builder)","architectural_style":"Late Federal","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Excellent condition with original floors, walls, marble fireplaces and molded trimmings; now used as the museum of the Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.573684-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003584.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003584/38bc7355c3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003584/38bc7355c3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"KForce","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JacobMixsellHouse.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:JacobMixsellHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995373","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Mixsell_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6119016"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/northampton-county/mixsell-jacob-house-80003584/"}