Daniel Steckel House
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Daniel Steckel House is a historic home located at Bath
, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
. It was built in 1803, and is a 2 1/2 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. The house is open as a bed and breakfast
.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1982.
Bath, Pennsylvania
Bath is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is named for Bath, Somerset, England. It is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The population of Bath was 2,693 at the 2010 census.-History:...
, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
As of the 2010 census, the county was 86.3% White, 5.0% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 2.4% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 2.2% were two or more races, and 3.8% were some other race. 10.5% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.As of the census of...
. It was built in 1803, and is a 2 1/2 story Federal
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
style limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
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. The house is open as a bed and breakfast
Bed and breakfast
A bed and breakfast is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast, but usually does not offer other meals. Since the 1980s, the meaning of the term has also extended to include accommodations that are also known as "self-catering" establishments...
.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1982.