9 a.m. – 9 p.m. | July 12, 2025 | Easton, PA

History Tours

​Step into the Past with History-Focused Tours

The Sigal Museum

The Sigal Museum will be open from 10:00am to 5:00pm, with $10.00 admission to one site, or a wristband to all sites for $20.00 per adult or $10.00 for children ages 5-15.

The 1753 Bachmann Publick House

  • This stone tavern, built in 1753 by Jacob and Katrina Bachmann, stands at the corner of Fermor (now Second) and Northampton Streets. Local politicians met here to exchange news and conduct meetings. Some of the dignitaries who visited here include John Adams and George Taylor, Easton’s signer of the Declaration of Independence. The building also serves as the site of one of the first courtrooms in Northampton County.
  • The 1753 Bachmann Publick House will be open for tours from 12:30 to 5:00pm, with $10.00 admission to one site, or a wristband to all sites for $20.00 per adult or $10.00 for children ages 5-15.

The 1833 Mixsell-Illick House

  • Located at Fourth & Ferry Streets, the Mixsell-Illick House long served as the headquarters of Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society, until the opening of the Sigal Museum in 2010. In 1928, sisters Emilie Mixsell Lalor and Mary Mixsell gifted the Society with their grandfather’s Victorian residence. This two and one-half story structure was to remain the home of the Society for the next 80 years.
  • The 1833 Mixsell-Illick House will be open for tours from 12:30 to 5:00pm, with $10.00 admission to one site, or a wristband to all sites for $20.00 per adult or $10.00 for children ages 5-15.

The Jacob Nicholas House

  • The Jacob Nicholas House is one of the only buildings remaining in Easton from the Federal Period. Still retaining its original stone entryway, the building is notable for always being the home of a working class family..
  • The Jacob Nicholas House will be open for tours from 12:30 to 5:00pm, with $10.00 admission to one site, or a wristband to all sites for $20.00 per adult or $10.00 for children ages 5-15.
     

The Parsons-Taylor House

  • The Parsons-Taylor House was built in 1757 by Surveyor-General William Parsons and was later rented by George Taylor until his death in 1781. Taylor is noted as one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, a member of the Continental Congress, and an ironmaster who aided in the American Revolutionary War effort.
  • The house has been owned, operated, and maintained by the George Taylor Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution since 1906. It is open to the public during Easton’s Heritage Day celebration in July and by appointment.