The Bachmann Publick House, Easton’s [Pennsylvania] first courtroom and possibly the city’s oldest building,
will become the property of Northampton County’s historical society, County Council decided Thursday.
In a vote that followed years of negotiations, council agreed to sell the 1753 building to the Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society for $1. The society might eventually reopen some historic displays in parts of the stone landmark at Second and Northampton streets, but for now the deal calls for the organization to lease much of the building to Lafayette College, which is to use it for student programs.
”Congratulations! Take good care of it, please,” council President Ann McHale told the society’s leaders after the 6-3 vote.
Read the full article in the November 6, 2009 edition of the Morning Call.
