Erie in Erie County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Judah Colt House
c. 1820
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 12, 2019
1. Judah Colt House Marker
Inscription.
Judah Colt House. c. 1820. Hon. Judah Colt (1761-1832), one of Erie County's earliest citizens, settled at Colt Station, 1796, as the agent for Pennsylvania Population Co., the county's first land developer. Moved to Borough of Erie, 1804, serving as Burgess, 1813 and 1820-21. He built this Federal style house about 1820 at the S.W. corner of E. 4th and French Sts. where he entertained Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), June 3, 1825, during his celebrated visit to U.S. Also, home to nephew Hon. Thomas G. Colt (1805-1861), last Burgess and, in 1851, first mayor for newly incorporated City of Erie. House moved c. 1890 to 345 E. Front St. due to its poor condition, was dismantled and rebuilt here in 2018.,
Reconstructed by Erie Insurance.
Hon. Judah Colt (1761-1832), one of Erie County's earliest citizens, settled at Colt Station, 1796, as the agent for Pennsylvania Population Co., the county's first land developer. Moved to Borough of Erie, 1804, serving as Burgess, 1813 & 1820-21. He built this Federal style house about 1820 at the S.W. corner of E. 4th & French Sts. where he entertained Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), June 3, 1825, during his celebrated visit to U.S. Also, home to nephew Hon. Thomas G. Colt (1805-1861), last Burgess and, in 1851, first mayor for newly incorporated City of Erie. House moved c. 1890 to 345 E. Front St. due to its poor condition, was dismantled and rebuilt here in 2018.
Location. 42° 7.976′ N, 80° 4.791′ W. Marker is in Erie, Pennsylvania, in Erie County. It is on German
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Street north of East 5th Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 302 East 5th Street, Erie PA 16507, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 973 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
