Trout Hall

Trout Hall
Trout Hall in Allentown in June 2008
Trout Hall is located in Pennsylvania
Trout Hall
Trout Hall is located in the United States
Trout Hall
Location414 West Hamilton Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°36′9″N 75°27′50″W / 40.60250°N 75.46389°W / 40.60250; -75.46389
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built1768-1770
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.78002425[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1978
Designated PHMCJanuary 24, 1967[2]

Trout Hall is an historic home located at Allentown in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. One of the older homes in Allentown (1910 Walnut Street is the oldest), it was built between 1768 and 1770, and is a two-and-one-half-story, built with stone in Georgian architectural style.

Built as a summer home by James Allen, the third son of William Allen, founder of Allentown, it currently houses the library and museum of the Lehigh County Historical Society.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  3. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Allen F. Maybe and Susan M. Zacher (December 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Trout Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-04.