George Taylor House (Catasauqua, Pennsylvania)
The George Taylor House, also known as George Taylor Mansion, was the home of Founding Father George Taylor, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The home was built by Taylor in 1768 and designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1971.
George Taylor House | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
George Taylor home in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, August 2008 | |
| Location | Lehigh & Poplar Sts., Catasauqua, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°38′52″N 75°27′59″W |
| Built | 1768 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000709 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 17, 1971 |
| Designated NHL | July 17, 1971 |
The Borough of Catasauqua purchased the house from the Lehigh County Historical Society in 2009 and today sponsors events and offers tours of the property at the borough's southwestern corner near the historic Lehigh River Canal.
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