TROXELL-STECKEL HOUSE (on 329)
Posted by: unimoggers
N 40° 40.855 W 075° 31.745
18T E 455289 N 4503471
Now a museum, it is located at 4229 Reliance Street in Egypt. Tours are by appointment. Write to or phone:
Lehigh County Historical Society
PO Box 1548
Allentown, PA 18105
610-435-1074
Waymark Code: WMZN4
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2006
Views: 38
Marker Text:
The house built originally in 1756 by John Peter Troxell and acquired by Peter Steckel in 1768 lies one-half mile west. Restored in 1943, the house is now owned and maintained as a museum by the Lehigh County Historical Society.
Marker Name: Troxell-Steckel House
County: Lehigh
Date Dedicated: 11/02/1970
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Pa. 329 in Egypt
Category: Buildings, Houses & Homesteads
Website: [Web Link]
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