Troxell-Steckel House

	Troxell-Steckel House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Pennsylvania state historical marker
	Troxell-Steckel House in Egypt, Pennsylvania in July 2008
	Location of Troxell-Steckel House in Pennsylvania Troxell-Steckel House (the United States)
Location	4229 Reliance St.,; Egypt, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	40°40′32″N 75°32′8″W / 40.67556°N 75.53556°W
Area	1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built	1756
Built by	Peter Troxell
Architectural style	Colonial and Pennsylvania German
NRHP reference No.	80003557
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 27, 1980
Designated PHMC	November 2, 1970

The Troxell-Steckel House is an historic, American home that is located in Egypt, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

History and architectural features[edit]

Built in 1756 by Johannes Peter Troxell (1719-1799), ts historic structure is a 2+1⁄2-story, fieldstone dwelling with a high-pitched gable roof. Designed in the Pennsylvania-German style, it measures forty-eight feet long and thirty-five feet wide. Also located on the property are a contributing stone spring house and late-nineteenth century barn. The house and property were given to the Lehigh County Historical Society in 1942, and are now open as a historic house museum.^[3]

This property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes James C. Dotterer (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Troxell-Steckel House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-05.

External links[edit]

Troxell-Steckel House at Discover Lehigh Valley
Troxell-Steckel House at The Historical Marker Database

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[phmcdatabase-2] "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 30, 2013.

[arch-3] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes James C. Dotterer (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Troxell-Steckel House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-05.

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