Allentown in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Trout Hall

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

1. Trout Hall Marker

Inscription. Built, 1769-70, by James Allen, son of Allentown's founder, William Allen. Later known as the Livingston Mansion. In 1848 it became Allentown Seminary, and in 1867 part of Muhlenberg College. Now the home of the Lehigh County Historical Society.

Erected 1967 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 40° 36.117′ N, 75° 27.88′ W. Marker is in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County. It is at the intersection of South 4th Street. and Walnut Street on South 4th Street.. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Allentown PA 18102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in

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what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Trout Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Harriet A. Baker (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of the First Incorporated Homeopathic Medical College in the World (about 600 feet away); Women Veterans of Lehigh County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Honor of Those Who Served (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lehigh County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Spanish American War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Allentown.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

2. Trout Hall Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

3. Trout Hall

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

4. Trout Hall

Sign on property of Trout Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

5. Sign on property of Trout Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 595 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 12, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.