Daniel Steckel House

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Daniel Steckel House
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Daniel Steckel House. August 2013.
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Location207 W. Northampton St., Bath, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°43′38″N75°23′40″W / 40.72722°N 75.39444°W / 40.72722; -75.39444 Coordinates: 40°43′38″N75°23′40″W / 40.72722°N 75.39444°W / 40.72722; -75.39444
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1803
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 82003802 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 8, 1982

Daniel Steckel House is a historic home located at Bath, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1803, and is a 2+12-story Federal style limestone dwelling. It has an early 19th-century brick addition housing a bake oven, and a frame addition built between 1885 and 1918. It features two end-wall brick chimneys, and more than 85 percent of the interior fabric remains intact. It was built as a showplace for the developing settlement of Bath. [2] The house is open as a bed and breakfast.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Carol K. Stirling (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Daniel Steckel House" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-29..